General Program Description The PTA program is a 21-month integrated curriculum format (71 semester credit hours) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association. The program includes supervised classroom and clinical experiences designed to prepare the graduate for eligibility to take the examination to become a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. Graduation is Read more...

General Program Description The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Tarrant County College is five consecutive semesters in length. It is composed of 71 total semester credit hours and is considered a two-year program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The student’s first year is three semesters in length and begins in the Fall (16 weeks)l and continues on through Read more...

General Program Description This is a 5-semester associate degree program, which consists of a combination of class lecture, lab experience and clinical experiences. One class per year is admitted to the program. Matriculation is in August. Students spend approximately 15 hours a week in the classroom during the first year, and approximately 21 hours a week during the second year. Read more...

General Program Description The PTA program at South Texas College is a 2-year curriculum including general education, technical courses on physical therapy procedures, and clinical experience offered in cooperation with area medical facilities. The faculty consists of three full-time instructors, 1 part-time adjunct, and 1 part-time lab assistant. The program admits a new class of students every year and classes Read more...

General Program Description The PTA program is a two-year program consisting of 25 credit hours in general education work and 47 hours of physical therapist assistant courses. The curriculum can be found on our web site http://www.sjcd.edu/PTA. Upon successful completion of the didactic and clinical components of the program, students are eligible to apply for the state licensure exam in Read more...