Physical Therapist Assistant
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What courses do I take in order to become a Physical Therapist Assistant?
Our Program will help you in: Preparing for Careers in Physical Therapy, Patient Management for the PTA, Pathophysiology and Clinical Kinesiology for the PTA, Evidence-Based Physical Therapy...
What is the estimated cost of the PTA program?
A quality college education doesn't have to be expensive! At College of the Canyons, you can work toward your educational goals and experience all the advantages of a four-year college at a fraction of the cost.
What do Physical Therapist Assistants do?
PTAs help people of all ages who have medical problems, or other health-related conditions that cause them pain and limit their ability to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.
Join one of the fastest-growing healthcare fields -
College of the Canyons' Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Associate in Science program! With a blend of classroom instruction and hands-on experience, you'll learn the skills needed to provide high-quality patient care.
- PTAs work in a variety of settings including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health, skilled nursing facilities, schools, sports facilities, and more.
- The estimated tuition for the program is about $3795. The program is about 82.5 units at $46/unit.
- The program is 4 semesters long, with one 4-week clinical internship experience in the summer and two 6-week ones in the last semester. Graduates are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination for the Physical Therapist Assistant and become licensed in all 50 states.
We are excited to launch our new program in Fall 2025.
Effective April 29, 2025, College of the Canyons has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email accreditation@apta.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (661) 362-3557 or email ptainfo@canyons.edu.
Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.
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Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
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