Partnerships Announced for WCC Respiratory Therapy Program

A new program at Wilkes Community College is teaming the school with several area hospitals. Trustees learned the details of the respiratory therapy program at their meeting last night. Several hospitals are agreeing to function as clinical sites for the program including Wilkes Regional Medical Center, Ashe Memorial Hospital, Alleghany Memorial Hospital, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Watauga Medical Center, Forsyth Medial Center, and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Student applications for the program will be accepted until the admissions deadline of May 31. The program is limited in admissions with 10 applicants being selected for the first enrollment date.