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