Saving lives ? that?s essentially what you?ll be doing as a respiratory therapist. As a health professional specializing in respiratory therapy, you?ll be the one people go to if they have a breathing problem, such as asthma or lung disease. You?ll also be the one to provide emergency care to patients suffering from heart attacks, strokes, drowning, or shock. Your career will take you many places in the medical field, including hospitals, clinics, or EMS services.?

In the Life Sciences Department, we foster a climate of intellectual curiosity. As a student here, you?ll develop crucial laboratory skills that are applicable to a variety of science and health fields. Our science labs are among the best in the state and are used regularly by a range of classes to complete a rigorous science curriculum under the supervision of our distinguished faculty. The Carhart Science Building features biological, physical, and chemical science laboratories with cutting-edge equipment, while our human cadaver lab provides students the opportunity to learn about human anatomy and physiology beyond the books.