SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM
Looking for a rewarding career in the healthcare setting where you can help others?
Start your journey at South Dakota State University with a CoARC accredited Respiratory Care program.
Both Associate and Bachelor Degrees offered in Respiratory Care.
“Now’s the time to become a respiratory therapist!”
At SDSU, you can become a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and help patients manage their breathing obstacles.
To better fit your schedule, you can complete your program in either Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Brookings, Madison, or Huron!
Program Director
Lacy Patnoe
Phone: (605) 755-7673
Email: lacy.patnoe@sdstate.edu
Director of Clinical Education
Marissa Trosen
Phone: (605) 333-6477
Email: marissa.trosen@sdstate.edu
Rapid City - Monument Health Clinical Instructor
Abby Wortman
Phone: (605) 755-7675
Email: abby.wortman@sdstate.edu
Sioux Falls - Avera McKennan Hospital Clinical Instructor
Cassie Renli
Phone: (605) 322-8614
Email: cassondra.renli@sdstate.edu
Sioux Falls - Sanford Medical Center Clinical Instructor
Kayla Salonen
Phone: (605) 333-6343
Email: kayla.salonen@sdstate.edu
Brookings/Madison - Clinical Instructor
Jessica Winterboer
Phone: (605) 999-3146
Email: jessica.winterboer@sdstate.edu
Huron - Clinical Instructor
Ranae Phinney
Phone: (605) 353-6292
Email: ranae.phinney@sdstate.edu
Go Big. Go Blue. Go Jacks.
Here's your chance to experience SDSU. Take the opportunity to make connections, follow your career path, to try something new. With nearly 200 program offerings, 240+ unique student organizations, daily campus events, community outreach, innovative research, performing arts and Division I athletics, there's a place for everyone at SDSU.