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, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics.
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Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
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1 | Keiser 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Ft Lauderdale | 197 | 4% | $22,208 |
2 | Greenville Technical College | 95 | 5% | $5,780 |
3 | Central Penn College | 80 | 20% | $28,830 |
4 | Miami Dade College | 80 | 1% | $4,338 |
5 | Ivy Tech Community College | 70 | 0% | $5,788 |
6 | Professional Hands Institute | 70 | 72% | $6,100 |
7 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 69 | 5% | N/A |
8 | Kent State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø at Ashtabula | 55 | 21% | $7,034 |
9 | Southern California Health Institute | 55 | 22% | N/A |
10 | Professional Skills Institute | 52 | 23% | $17,569 |
11 | Fox College | 51 | 20% | $17,090 |
12 | Pima Medical Institute-Seattle | 49 | 12% | N/A |
13 | Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | 49 | 10% | N/A |
14 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston | 48 | 7% | N/A |
15 | South College | 46 | 11% | $17,873 |
16 | ECPI 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 45 | 1% | $16,819 |
17 | Stanbridge 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 44 | 10% | N/A |
18 | Harcum College | 43 | 10% | $38,395 |
19 | Houston Community College | 42 | 1% | $3,882 |
20 | South 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Tampa | 42 | 11% | $18,514 |
21 | Whatcom Community College | 41 | 3% | $16,731 |
22 | Baker College | 41 | 1% | $21,000 |
23 | Pennsylvania State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Penn State Hazleton | 41 | 38% | $32,666 |
24 | Broward College | 40 | 0% | $5,834 |
25 | South 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Savannah | 40 | 9% | $18,514 |
26 | 39 | 1% | $23,101 | |
27 | CBD College | 39 | 12% | N/A |
28 | Sinclair Community College | 38 | 1% | $3,830 |
29 | Loma Linda 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 38 | 4% | N/A |
30 | Carl Albert State College | 37 | 8% | $13,116 |
31 | South 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Montgomery | 37 | 29% | $18,514 |
32 | Clarkson College | 37 | 10% | $26,842 |
33 | GateWay Community College | 36 | 2% | $3,494 |
34 | Herzing 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Winter Park | 36 | 16% | $14,000 |
35 | South 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-West Palm Beach | 35 | 11% | $18,514 |
36 | State Technical College of Missouri | 35 | 6% | $17,522 |
37 | Volunteer State Community College | 34 | 2% | $5,722 |
38 | EDP 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 34 | 7% | $6,800 |
39 | Northern Virginia Community College | 33 | 0% | $7,410 |
40 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | 33 | 1% | $14,589 |
41 | Lake Superior College | 33 | 3% | $6,666 |
42 | The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | 33 | 12% | N/A |
43 | New England Institute of Technology | 32 | 3% | $47,792 |
44 | Bradford School | 31 | 14% | $24,966 |
45 | American Career College-Anaheim | 31 | 6% | N/A |
46 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | 30 | 2% | $5,812 |
47 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 30 | 6% | $6,262 |
48 | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | 30 | 2% | $15,100 |
49 | The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | 30 | 12% | N/A |
50 | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | 29 | 1% | $6,439 |
51 | Macomb Community College | 29 | 1% | $5,015 |
52 | Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | 29 | 8% | N/A |
53 | Mid-America Technology Center | 29 | 8% | N/A |
54 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | 28 | 2% | $20,342 |
55 | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 28 | 3% | $5,624 |
56 | Jefferson College of Health Sciences | 28 | 7% | $44,536 |
57 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | 28 | 1% | $4,720 |
58 | Cerritos College | 28 | 1% | $3,200 |
59 | Tidewater Community College | 27 | 1% | $7,061 |
60 | St Petersburg College | 27 | 0% | $4,282 |
61 | San Juan College | 27 | 2% | $2,966 |
62 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 27 | 1% | $6,734 |
63 | Tarrant County College District | 27 | 0% | $3,266 |
64 | Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | 27 | 4% | N/A |
65 | Lone Star College System | 26 | 0% | $4,150 |
66 | Southern Illinois 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Carbondale | 26 | 1% | $29,367 |
67 | Essex County College | 26 | 2% | $20,255 |
68 | Carroll Community College | 26 | 5% | $5,628 |
69 | Nassau Community College | 26 | 1% | $7,680 |
70 | Tulsa Community College | 25 | 1% | $5,029 |
71 | Suffolk County Community College | 25 | 1% | $7,292 |
72 | Genesee Community College | 25 | 3% | $16,410 |
73 | Union County College | 25 | 1% | $6,556 |
74 | Southwestern Oklahoma State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 25 | 2% | $21,241 |
75 | Delgado Community College | 25 | 1% | $6,079 |
76 | Hutchinson Community College | 25 | 3% | $14,604 |
77 | Mercer County Community College | 25 | 2% | $5,626 |
78 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 25 | 9% | $14,487 |
79 | Villa Maria College | 25 | 27% | $24,110 |
80 | Kent State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø at East Liverpool | 25 | 25% | $7,034 |
81 | Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | 25 | 14% | N/A |
82 | Green River College | 24 | 1% | $4,923 |
83 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Indianapolis | 24 | 2% | $45,382 |
84 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | 24 | 1% | $5,404 |
85 | Seminole State College of Florida | 24 | 0% | $4,561 |
86 | Concorde Career College-San Diego | 24 | 6% | N/A |
87 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 24 | 1% | $6,504 |
88 | Chattanooga State Community College | 24 | 2% | $5,563 |
89 | Mt Hood Community College | 24 | 1% | $7,001 |
90 | St Philip's College | 24 | 1% | $4,311 |
91 | Concorde Career College-San Antonio | 24 | 5% | N/A |
92 | San Jacinto Community College | 23 | 0% | $3,114 |
93 | Blinn College | 23 | 1% | $18,690 |
94 | Santa Fe College | 23 | 1% | $3,346 |
95 | North Central State College | 23 | 4% | $5,498 |
96 | Hocking College | 23 | 2% | $16,798 |
97 | Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | 23 | 6% | N/A |
98 | Butler County Community College | 23 | 4% | $6,350 |
99 | Carrington College-Las Vegas | 23 | 12% | N/A |
100 | St Catherine 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 22 | 1% | $52,164 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.