Health Professions: Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

The TCC PTA program

Program details Print PTA Program Packet Official TCC catalog degree information: Associate of Applied Science Degree: Physical Therapist Assistant (180) Curriculum Guide

The PTA program is offered on a full-time basis during daytime hours, and it is five semesters in length.

• The first semester consists of all general education classes.
• The remaining general education classes are spread throughout the second, forth, and fifth semesters.
• You can take the general education classes in the order outlined in the curriculum guide sheet, or you can take them all ahead of time depending on your individual needs.

Students are admitted into the program once per year in the fall during semester two.
See Admission Procedures

• The application deadline is April 1.
• Applications will be reviewed during the month of April.
• Notification letters will be sent out during the third week in May.
• Apply early.
• Fulfill all requirements for admission, and make sure that you have received
• Receipt of transfer credits from all attended colleges improve your chance for admission.

Positions in the program are limited.
See Selection Process

• Applicants will be awarded points based on their completion of the requirements as outlined in this packet.
• Admissions decisions will be made based on each applicant’s total point ranking.

Graduation, licensure and employment rates for program graduates between 2002-2003 are as follows:

• Graduation: 73%
• Licensure: 85% first time takers; 100% second time takers
• Employment: 100%

American Physical Therapy Association

PLEASE NOTE:

Information on this web site is subject to change. Students should check periodically to see if materials have been updated.

Tidewater Community College maintains and promotes equal opportunity without regard to ethnicity, color, gender, age (except where gender or age is a bona fide occupational qualification), religion, handicap, national origin, or other non-merit factors. Disclosure of social security number, age, gender, and ethnicity is optional.

Once again, thank you for your interest in our program. Please contact Melanie C. Basinger, PT, DPT, MS with any further questions or concerns at (757) 822-7251.