 Hi, my name is Mycee Lore and I am studying the Respiratory Care Program here at Highline for about two years now and I will be graduating in March 25th, which is spring quarter. And then I have been taking pre-rex here for about three years before I got into the program. I chose Respiratory Care here at Highline because when I did my pre-rex here it was so diverse and even if it's a little bit far from home I felt very welcome and I've had students who actually have been in the Respiratory Care Program here and I've heard a lot of good things, especially about the professors, the program and how supportive they are and how well-prepared the students are after they graduate taking the state boards. I think the most challenging part about this program is the schedule. It's just your whole life is like dedicated to this program when you're in it and I mean you're saving life, you know, that's the program. And it's important to be on top of that and having to find, you know, between work schedule and school schedule and then you have your clinical days. So it is tough but it does pay off at the end. The best part about this program is having the Health and Life Science Building. It's like the newer building and we have a lot of resources here. They have like a sim lab. They have the equipments we need to go to clinicals and be comfortable. A lot of the clinical sites use a lot of the same equipments we use here so I'm very comfortable when I go to clinicals. I feel very prepared and the professors are awesome with accommodating schedules and opening labs for us to practice hands-on as much as we can. Pursuing Respiratory Care is important during the pandemic for many reasons. COVID really targets the Respiratory System and as Respiratory Therapists we're in the front line fighting this disease and having more people at the front line fighting this disease as a community is probably the best option to overcome this pandemic. You're able to help those that are in need. You're able to be there for the community in ways that you don't even know you could be and just be able to work at the hospitals and seeing them get better. It's very rewarding. After graduation I'm planning to stay here in the Northwest. Hopefully work at one of the hospitals as a Respiratory Therapist. I did have the great opportunity to go to these clinical sites during my program so I do have an idea of where I would like to apply. If you have a passion for helping others and you have an interest in the healthcare field and you're also always up for new challenges but be rewarded at the end I feel like the Respiratory Care Program here at Heinle will be a great option for you to look into.