Become a Respiratory Therapist
You have been thinking a lot lately about going into the healthcare field and Respiratory Therapy sounds like a good choice to you, but you have a lot of questions about how to get started. Below are links to RT programs and training throughout the state as well as important contacts who can assist you with detailed answers to your questions.
First things first! Visit be-an-rt.org & Get answers to the big questions like...What is respiratory therapy? Why be a respiratory therapist?
Where can I take classes to become a Respiratory Therapist? Who do I contact?
Below is a list of institutions and their appropriate contacts for RT programs.
Jacksonville State University
Website - www.jsu.edu/respiratory
Ed Goodwin, MSRT, LRT, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RPFT
Department Head and Assistant Director, JSU Respiratory
(256) 782-5431
Tanelle McMillin
Administrative Assistant, JSU Respiratory
(256) 782-8496
Shelton State Community College
Riva McAlpine, MAE, LRT, RRT
Respiratory Therapy Program Director
(205) 391-2629
Wallace Community College in Dothan
Website: https://www.wallace.edu/programs/respiratory-therapist/
Judith Harrell
Program Director
(334) 556-2291
Shannon McNabb
(334) 556-2388
Wallace Community College in Hanceville
Website: https://www.wallacestate.edu/programs/health-division/respiratory-therapy/index.html
Mrs. Ashley Lancaster BS, LRT, RRT
Program Director
Respiratory Therapy Program
Wallace State Community College
801 Main Street NW
PO Box 2000
Hanceville, AL 35077
ashley.lancaster@wallacestate.edu
256.352.8305
Jefferson State Community College
Website: https://www.jeffersonstate.edu/programs/respiratory-therapy/
Jennifer S. Chesser BS, RRT
Director of Clinical Education
Respiratory Therapy Program
jennifer.chesser@jeffersonstate.edu
205-983-5310
Costal Community College (Coming Soon)
Trenholm State Community College
Website: https://www.trenholmstate.edu/programs/health-sciences-division/respiratory-therapy
Shalanda Lee
Director of Respiratory Therapy
334-420-4419
University of North Alabama
Website is www.una.edu/respcare
Mrs. Jabril Diamond | 256.765.4687
Lecturer & Program Coordinator of Respiratory Care
Nursing & Health Professions - Undergraduate Programs
UNA Box 5054 | 321 Laura M. Harrison Hall • Florence, AL 35632-0001