Education programs leading to qualifications as a physical therapist assistant.
KEY
A1 Program has multiple admission dates
A2 Program admits students at the freshman
level
A3 Program admits transfer students
A4 Program requires bachelor's degree for
Admission
A5 Program admits women students only
A6 Program is designed for PTAs
A7 Program accepts candidates for 2nd
bachelor's degree
D1 Program culminates in AA or AS degree
D2 Program culminates in AAS degree
D3 Program culminates in bachelor's degree
D4 Program culminates in combined
bachelor's/master's degrees
D5 Program culminates in master's degree
D6 Program culminates in doctoral degree
D7 Degree is obtained from affiliating
college/university
D8 Program offers certificate
E1 Program is offered at multiple sites
E2 Program is offered in multiple formats
E3 Program has accredited expansion programs
E4 Program is expansion of accredited program
E5 Institution offers both PT and PTA programs
F1 Program is offered in full-time day format
F2 Program is offered in full-time evening format
F3 Program is offered in weekend format
F4 Program is offered in part-time day format
F5 Program is offered in part. time evening format
F6 Program is offered in a language other than
English
PR Private institution
PU Public institution
(*) Institution has an accredited expansion
program.
ALABAMA
A3, D2, F1, PU
Bishop State Community College
Mobile, AL
A3, D2, F1, PU
George C Wallace Community College
Dothan, AL
A3, D2, E3, F1, PU, *
Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
D2, F1, PU
Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, AL
ARIZONA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ
ARKANSAS
A2, A3, D2, E5, F1, PU
Arkansas State University
State University, AR
A3, D2, F1, PU
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR
A3, D2, F1, PU
South Arkansas Community College
El Dorado, AR
CALIFORNIA
A2, A3, D1, F2, PU
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
A2, A3, D1, F4, PU
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
D1, E5, F1, PR
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
D1, PU
Ohlone College
Newark, CA
A2, A3, D1, F5, PU
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA
D1, F1, PR
Western Institute of Science & Health
Rohnert Park, CA
COLORADO
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO
A2, A3, D2, F4, PU
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
CONNECTICUT
A2, D1, F1, PU
Naugatuck Valley Community College in
Consortium with Capital, Manchester,
Northwestern Connecticut, and Tunxis
Community Technical Colleges
Waterbury, CT
DELAWARE
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Delaware Technical and Community
College--Jack F Owens Campus
Georgetown, DE
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Delaware Technical and Community
College--Wilmington Campus
Wilmington, DE
FLORIDA
A2, A3, D 1, E3, F1, PU, *
Broward Community College
Coconut Creek, FL
A3, D2, F1, PU
Central Florida Community College
Ocala, FL
D1, PU
Daytona Beach Community College
Daytona Beach, FL
D1, F1, PU
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
D1, F1, PU
Gulf Coast Community College
Panama City, FL
D1, F1, PU
Indian River Community College
Fort Pierce, FL
D2, PR
Keiser College
Ft Lauderdale, FL
A3, D1, F1, PU
Lake City Community College
Lake City, FL
D1, F4, PU
Manatee Community College
Bradenton, FL
A3, D1, F1, PU
Miami-Dade Community College
Miami, FL
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Pensacola Junior College
Pensacola, FL
D1, F1, PU
Polk Community College
Winter Haven, FL
A2, D1, F1, PU
Seminole Community College
Sanford, FL
A2, A3, D1, E3, F2, PU, *
south University
West Palm Beach, FL
A2, A3, D1, E3, F1, PU, *
St Petersburg College
St Petersburg, FL.
GEORGIA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
D1, PU
Darton College
Albany, GA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
A3, D2, F1, PU
southwest Georgia Technical College
Thomasville, GA
HAWAII
D1, F1, PU
Kapi'olani Community College--
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
IDAHO
A2, D2, E5, F1, PU
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
ILLINOIS
A2, D2, F1, PU
Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
A2, D2, F5, PU
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Illinois Central College
Peoria, IL
A2, D2, F1, PU
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Lake Land College
Effingham, IL
A2, D2, F5, PU
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
A2, D2, F1, PU
Morton College
Cicero, IL
A2, D2, F1, PU
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines, IL
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
INDIANA
A2, A3, D1, F1, F2, PU
Ivy Tech State College
Muncie, IN
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Ivy Tech State College, Northwest
Gary, IN
A1, A2, A3, D2, F1, PR
Michiana College
South Bend, IN
A2, A3, D1, E5, F1, PR
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
A3, D1, E5, F4, PR
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
D1, F1, PR
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN
A2, D1, F1, PU
Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
IOWA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, IA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, IA
D2, F1, PU
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
KANSAS
A3, D2, F1, PU
Colby Community College
Colby, KS
D1, F1, PU
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Washburn University of Topeka
Topeka, KS
KENTUCKY
A3, D2, F1, PU
Jefferson Community College
Louisville, KY
A3, D2, F1, PU
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
A3, D2, F1, PU
Paducah Community College
Paducah, KY
D2, F1, PU
Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
LOUISIANA
A3, D1, F1, PU
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA
D2, F1, PU
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
D1, F1, PR
Our Lady of the Lake College
Baton Rouge, LA
MAINE
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Kennebec Valley Technical College
Fairfield, ME
MARYLAND
A3, D2, F2, PU
Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD
A2, D2, F1, PU
Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD
A2, D2, F1, PU
Carroll Community College
Westminster, MD
A2, D2, F1, PU
Chesapeake Area Consortium for Higher
Education: Anne Arundel Community
College, College of Southern Maryland,
and Chesapeake College
Arnold, MD
A2, A3, D2, F5, PU
Montgomery College--Takoma Park
Campus
Takoma Park, MD
MASSACHUSETTS
A2, A3, D1, F1, PR
Bay State College
Boston, MA
A2, D1, F1, PR
Becker College
Worcester, MA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield, MA
A2, D1, F1, PU
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PR
Endicott College
Beverly, MA
A2, A3, D1, E3, F1, PR
Lasell College
Newton, MA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Framingham, MA
A2, D1, E3, F1, PU
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA
A2, D1, F1, PU
North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA
A2, D1, F1, PU
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA
MICHIGAN
PR
Baker College of Flint
Flint, MI
A3, D2, F1, PR
Baker College of Muskegon
Muskegon, MI
A3, D2, F1, F2, PR
Davenport University
Lansing, MI
A3, D2, F1, PU
Delta College
Bay City, MI
D2, F1, PR
Finlandia University
Hancock, MI
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
Henry Ford Community College
Dearborn, MI
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek, MI
A2, A3, D2, F1, F2, PU
Macomb Community College
Clinton Township, MI
A2, D2, F1, PU
Community College
Fenton, MI
MINNESOTA
D2, F1, PR
Anoka Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN
A2, D2, E5, F1, PR
College of St Catherine
Minneapolis, MN
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Lake Superior College
Duluth, MN
MISSISSIPPI
A3, D2, F1, PU
Hinds Community College
Jackson, MS
D2, F1, PU
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS
D1, F1, PU
Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS
A2, D2, F1, PU
Pearl River Community College/
Hattiesburg Branch
Hattiesburg, MS
MISSOURI
A2, A3, D2, F2, PU
Linn State Technical College
Jefferson City, MO
A2, D2, F1, PU
Missouri Western State College
St Joseph, MO
D2, F1, PU
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Penn Valley Community College
Kansas City, MO
A2, D2, F4, PU
St Louis Community College at Meramec
St Louis, MO
MONTANA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Montana State University/
College of Technology--Great Falls
Great Falls, MT
NEBRASKA
A2, A3, D1, F4, PR
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE
A3, D2, F1, PU
Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE
NEVADA
A2, A3, D2, F4, PU
Community College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE
D1, F1, PR
Hesser College
Manchester, NH
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
New Hampshire Community Technical
College--Nashua/Claremont
Claremont, NH
NEW JERSEY
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ
A2, D2, F1, PU
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Essex County College
Newark, NJ
A2, D2, F1, PU
Mercer County Community College
Trenton, NJ
A2, D2, F1, PU
Union County College
Plainfield, NJ
NEW MEXICO
D2, F1, PU
Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM
A3, D2, F1, PU
San Juan College
Farmington, NM
NEW YORK
D2, F1, PU
Adirondack Community College
Queensbury, NY
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY
A2, D2, F1, PU
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY
D2, F1, PU
Kingsborough Community College/
The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY
A2, A3, D2, E3, F1, PU, *
LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
A2, A3, D2, E3, F1, PR, *
Maria College
Albany, NY
D2, E5, F1, PR
Mercy College
Yorktown Heights, NY
A2, A3, D2, F1, F4, PU
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
A2, A3, D2, F5, PR
New York University--School of Continuing
Education
New York, NY
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY
D2, F1, PU
State University of New York College of
Technology at Canton
Canton, NY
A2, D2, F1, PU
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY
A2, D2, E3, E5, F1, PR, *
Touro College
New York, NY
PR
Villa Maria College of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
NORTH CAROLINA
A3, D2, F1, PU
Caldwell Community College and Technical
Institute
Hudson, NC
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC
D2, F1, PU
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Martin Community College
Williamston, NC
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, NC
A2, D2, F1, PU
Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC
NORTH DAKOTA
A3, D2, F1, PU
Williston State College
Williston, ND
OHIO
A2, D2, F1, PU
Clark State Community College
Springfield, OH
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, OH
D2, F1, PU
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
James A Rhodes State College
Lima, OH
A2, D1, F1
Kent State University--Ashtabula Campus
Ashtabula, OH
A2, D1, F1, PU
Kent State University--East Liverpool
Campus
East Liverpool, OH
D1, F1, PU
Kent State University--East Liverpool
Campus
East Liverpool, OH
D2, PU
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
D2, PU
Marion Technical College
Marion, OH
D2, F1, PU
Muskingum Area Technical College
Zanesville, OH
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
North Central State College
Mansfield, OH
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Owens Community College
Toledo, OH
A2, D2, E3, F, PR
Professional Skills Institute
Toledo, OH
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
D2, F1, PU
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Stark State College of Technology
Canton, OH
A3, D2, E5, PU
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
D2, F1, PU
Washington State Community College
Marietta, OH
OKLAHOMA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK
A3, D2, F1, PU
Murray State College
Tishomingo, OK
A2, A3, D2, F4, PU
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, OK
A2, D2, F5, PU
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK
D2, F1, PU
Southwestern Oklahoma State University/
Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
Ft Cobb, OK
A2, D1, F1, PU
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK
OREGON
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Mount Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Butler County Community College
Butler, PA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PR
Central Pennsylvania College
Summerdale, PA
A2, A3, D1, F4, PU
Community College of Allegheny County/
Boyce Campus
Monroeville, PA
A2, A3, D2, E3, F1, PR, *
Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PR
Keystone College
La Plume, PA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA
A3, D1, F1, PR
Mercyhurst College
North East, PA
A2, D1, F1, PR
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
The Pennsylvania State University DuBois
DuBois, PA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
The Pennsylvania State University Hazleton
Campus
Hazleton, PA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
The Pennsylvania State University Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
The Pennsylvania State University Shenango
Sharon, PA
A2, A3, D1, F1, PU
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
Titusville, PA
PUERTO RICO
A2, A3, D1, F1, F6, PU
University of Puerto Rico--Humacao
Campus
Humacao, PR
A2, A3, D1, F1, F6, PU
University of Puerto Rico in Ponce
Ponce, PR
RHODE ISLAND
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Community College of Rhode Island
Newport, RI
SOUTH CAROLINA
A3, D1, E3, F1, PU, *
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC
A3, D1, F1, PU
Midlands Technical College
Columbia, SC
A3, D1, F1, PU
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
A2, D1, F1, PU
Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD
TENNESSEE
A2, D2, F2, PU
Chattanooga State Technical Community
College
Chattanooga, TN
A2, D2, F1, PU
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Roane State Community College
Oak Ridge, TN
D1, F1, PR
South College
Knoxville, TN
A3, D2, F1, PU
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN
D2, F1, PU
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN
A3, D2, F1, PU
Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN
TEXAS
A2, D2, F1, PU
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
A2, A3, D2, PU
Austin Community College
Austin, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Blinn College
Bryan, TX
A2, D1, F1, PU
Community College of the Air Force
Sheppard Air Force Base, TX
D2, F1, PU
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
A2, A3, D2, F4, F5, PU
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
PU
Houston Community College System
Houston, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Laredo Community College
Laredo, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX
A2, D2, F1, PU
North Harris Montgomery Community
College District--Montgomery College
Conroe, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Odessa College
Odessa, TX
D2, F1, PU
Son Jacinto College South
Houston, TX
PU
South Texas Community College
McAllen, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Tarrant County College
Hurst, TX
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
UTAH
D2, PR
Provo College
Provo, UT
A2, D2, F1, PU
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
VIRGINIA
A2, D1, F1, PR
Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley/
College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, VA
A2, A3, D2, F1, F4, F5, PU
John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA
A2, D2, F1, PU
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, VA
WASHINGTON
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Green River Community College
Auburn, WA
D2, F1, PU
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA
A3, D1, F1, PU
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA
WEST VIRGINIA
A2, D2, F1, PU
Fairmont State Community and Technical
College
Clarksburg, WV
A3, D2, F1, PU
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
A3, D1, F1, PR
Mountain State University
Beckley, WV
WISCONSIN
A2, A3, D1, F2, PU
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI
D2, F1, PU
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
A2, A3, D2, F1, PU
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
A2, D2, F1, PU
Western Wisconsin Technical College
LaCrosse, WI
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