Can I get financial aid or a scholarship?

For information about financial aid during the first two semesters at KU, write or call the

University of Kansas
University Scholarship Center
33 Strong Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045,
(913) 864-5439

or the

University of Kansas, Office of Student Financial Aid
50 Strong Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-1920
(913) 864-4700.

The Department of Respiratory Care Education does not offer scholarships of its own. However, the department will help you find information about merit- and need-based scholarships available from professional organizations.

Students entering the professional program should write or call the

University of Kansas Medical Center
Office of Student Financial Aid
3007 Student Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
(913) 588-5170

RELEVANT LINKS:
University of Kansas Office of Admissions and Scholarships
Admissions applications, scholarship information, admissions counselors, and more for the University of Kansas Lawrence campus.

KU CredTran
Online guide to how classes at your current or former school might transfer to KU if you are applying as a transfer student.

Will I have a job when I graduate?

YES. If you don't it won't be because they aren't out there. They are! The United States government predicts that respiratory care will be one of the 10 fastest growing careers from now until 2010. Most graduates used to work in hospitals but now there are increasingly more opportunities to work with long-term care facilities, manufacturers, medical equipment supply companies, home health agencies, and physicians' offices.

As a graduate you will be eligible to apply for credentials through the National Board for Respiratory Care by taking three examinations. At the end of your junior year, you will be eligible to take the CRT exam. Following your senior year, you will take two more exams. If you pass these two exams you will be certified as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.

The opportunities are there. Will you be?