Physical Therapy Assistant

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, behavioral sciences, biomechanics, clinical documentation, clinical pathology, communication, exercise physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, and professional standards and ethics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 365 institutions across the United States, with a total of 18016 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

248

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

5,655

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

12,023

awards given

Top Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	432
2	Stanbridge University Irvine, CA	246
3	Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ	234
4	CBD College Los Angeles, CA	195
5	Institute of Technology Clovis, CA	192
6	South College Knoxville, TN	162
7	The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus McAllen, TX	150
8	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	144
9	American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA	141
10	Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX	141
11	Pima Medical Institute-Mesa Mesa, AZ	135
12	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	129
13	Concorde Career College-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	123
14	Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA	117
15	Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver, CO	117
16	Fox College Tinley Park, IL	114
17	Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA	114
18	Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA	108
19	Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA	108
20	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	105
21	Central Penn College Summerdale, PA	105
22	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	105
23	The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	105
24	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	99
25	Herzing University-Orlando Winter Park, FL	99
26	Baker College Owosso, MI	99
27	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	96
28	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	96
29	Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS	93
30	Cerritos College Norwalk, CA	93
31	Houston Community College Houston, TX	90
32	Concorde Career College-Dallas Dallas, TX	87
33	Macomb Community College Warren, MI	87
34	Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK	87
35	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	87
36	GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ	84
37	Lake Superior College Duluth, MN	84
38	Oakton College Des Plaines, IL	81
39	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	81
40	Mid-America Technology Center Wayne, OK	80
41	Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC	78
42	St Philip's College San Antonio, TX	78
43	Provo College Provo, UT	78
44	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX	78
45	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA	78
46	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC	75
47	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	75
48	Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA	75
49	Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS	75
50	College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA	72
51	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	72
52	Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA	72
53	Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, MO	72
54	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	72
55	Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN	69
56	Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	69
57	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	69
58	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	69
59	Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA	69
60	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL	69
61	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	69
62	Essex County College Newark, NJ	69
63	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	69
64	Huertas College Caguas, PR	66
65	Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO	66
66	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL	66
67	Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD	66
68	Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI	66
69	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI	66
70	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	66
71	Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR	66
72	San Juan College Farmington, NM	66
73	Stark State College North Canton, OH	66
74	Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, CO	66
75	Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL	66
76	Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL	63
77	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	63
78	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	63
79	Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN	63
80	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	63
81	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	63
82	Murray State College Tishomingo, OK	63
83	Genesee Community College Batavia, NY	60
84	Ohlone College Fremont, CA	60
85	State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton, FL	60
86	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	60
87	Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI	60
88	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	60
89	Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL	60
90	Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH	60
91	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA	60
92	George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL	60
93	American College of Healthcare and Technology Huntington Park, CA	60
94	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	60
95	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	60
96	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH	60
97	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	60
98	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	60
99	American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside, CA	57
100	Weatherford College Weatherford, TX	57