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 University-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 University 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 University | 45 | 1% | $16,819 |
17 | Stanbridge University | 44 | 10% | N/A |
18 | Harcum College | 43 | 10% | $38,395 |
19 | Houston Community College | 42 | 1% | $3,882 |
20 | South University-Tampa | 42 | 11% | $18,514 |
21 | Whatcom Community College | 41 | 3% | $16,731 |
22 | Baker College | 41 | 1% | $21,000 |
23 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 41 | 38% | $32,666 |
24 | Broward College | 40 | 0% | $5,834 |
25 | South University-Savannah | 40 | 9% | $18,514 |
26 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus | 39 | 1% | $23,101 |
27 | CBD College | 39 | 12% | N/A |
28 | Sinclair Community College | 38 | 1% | $3,830 |
29 | Loma Linda University | 38 | 4% | N/A |
30 | Carl Albert State College | 37 | 8% | $13,116 |
31 | South University-Montgomery | 37 | 29% | $18,514 |
32 | Clarkson College | 37 | 10% | $26,842 |
33 | GateWay Community College | 36 | 2% | $3,494 |
34 | Herzing University-Winter Park | 36 | 16% | $14,000 |
35 | South University-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 University 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 | University 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 University-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 University | 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 University | 25 | 9% | $14,487 |
79 | Villa Maria College | 25 | 27% | $24,110 |
80 | Kent State University 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 | University 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 University | 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.