Physical Therapist Assistant (2024)

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• COVID-19 Statement
• Our Program
• Attend an Information Session
• Accreditation
• Program Outcomes Data
• Start on Your Pathway!

COVID-19 Statement

Health Sciences & Nursing Programs

The health and safety of our Tarrant County College District (TCCD) community are responsibilities that we all share.

TCCD does notrequire the COVID-19 vaccine to access TCCD properties or to participate in campus activities.

Our Clinical Partners

However, TCCD’s partners may require vaccination for students enrolled in technical programs that require the fulfillment of onsite practicum/clinical coursework at one of our partnering facilities.

Students in technical programs with a practicum/clinical component may be required by the partnering facility to have the vaccine to complete the practicum/clinical requirement at the partnering facility. Several hospitals require technical program students to be fully immunized against COVID-19 before arrival at the facilities.

As a result, practicum/clinical sites for unvaccinated students may be limited; therefore, graduation may be delayed if students decline clinical/practicum assignments at sites requiring vaccination.

Job Titles & Career Info

Our Program

Why Choose PTA?

• Prepare to be successful on the national physical therapist assistant exam & to work as a licensed physical therapist assistant
• Enter a field where you are involved with the direct care of patients
• Be able to help & support patients while working in a collaborative team environment
• Work in a growing health care field with a bright job outlook

Prepare for What You Will Do at Work

• Help patients learn specific exercises that are part of their plans of care
• Monitor patients’ progress & responses to treatment
• Use appropriate devices & equipment to help patients
• Record patients’ progress & report the results of each treatment to the physical therapist

Explore Professional Organizations

National

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy

State

• Texas Physical Therapy Association
• Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners

Marketable Skills You Will Learn

• Critical thinking
• Reasoning
• Communication
• Personal & social responsibility
• Teamwork
• Computer literacy

Before You Enroll, Think About:

Texas Veterans Commission (TVC)-approved

You can use your Veterans Administration (VA) educational benefits to pay for this program.

Questions?SeeVetSuccess on Campus

Selective Admission

PTA is aselective admission program.

After being accepted to TCC, you must meet theselective admission requirementsto be eligible to submit a separate application to our PTA program.

Get the Details on These Pages:

• About Our Program
• Selective Admission
• How to Apply
• Performance Requirements
• Cost Analysis

Licensing Notice: Texas House Bill 1508

This program prepares you for an occupational license. However, you may not be eligible for licensing if you have a prior criminal history.

For more details, see:

• 2022–2024 Catalog: Texas House Bill 1508 Licensing Requirements
• 2024–2026 Catalog: Texas House Bill 1508 Licensing Requirements

Need a boost to get ready for college?

Talk to your advisor about Developmental Studies if your TSI scores say you need some help in math or reading and writing.

Degrees & Certificates

Degree

• Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS

Attend an Information Session

About the Session

In our Spring In-Person Information Session, you will find out everything you need to know about our program: requirements, courses, costs, and more.

Attendingan information sessionisanapplication requirement.

When & Where

• Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
• Time: noon–2 p.m.
• Place:
  • Trinity River Campus East
    245 East Belknap
    Fort Worth, TX 76102
• Building & Room:TRHA 1050 (Auditorium, first floor)

Can't make it to our in-person information session? Don't worry!

You can still meet the information sessionapplication requirement.

Here's how:

1. Review the PTA Information Session Slides (PDF)Listen
2. Download the PTA Interest Meeting Quiz (PDF)Listen
3. Answer all the questions
4. Submit your completed Quiz with your application

Questions?

Health Care Professions Advising Resource Hub

Janette Keen, Career Advisor

Call 817-515-1484
Email TR.HealthCareAdvising@tccd.edu

Accreditation

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Tarrant County College District is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

CAPTE accreditation of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program satisfies state educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thus, students graduating from CAPTE-accredited physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For more information about state qualifications and licensure requirements, refer to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy website at www.fsbpt.org.

CAPTE Contact Information

• Address:3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085.
• Telephone:703-706-3245
• Email:accreditation@apta.org
• Website:www.capteonline.org

If you need to contact us at TCC, email Stacie Anderson at stacie.anderson2@tccd.edu.

Graduation from a CAPTE-accredited program is a requisite for application for Texas licensure as a PTA. Licensure in Texas is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

Complaints

File a Complaint with TCC Health Sciences

If you have a complaint regarding our PTA Program, its students, faculty or staff, please download and complete our PTA Complaint Form (PDF)Listen. Send it to the Director of Health Sciences, who will review the complaint with our PTA Program coordinator.

If you would like to request records of complaints about our PTA Program, its students, faculty or staff, please download and complete our PTA Complaint Information Request Form (PDF)Listen.

Note: We do not share personal information–such as academic standing or demographic or medical information–about students, faculty, staff or patients with the general public.

File a Complaint with CAPTE

CAPTE considers complaints about accredited programs and about CAPTE itself.

Find out how to File a Complaint with CAPTE.

Program Outcomes Data

Graduation Rates

• 2020–2021 2-year average: 100%
• 2021: 100%
• 2022: 86%
• 2021–2022 2-year average: 95%
• 2023: 86%

Pass Rates: 2-Year Averages

(Data provided by Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy)

Graduate Employment Rates: 2-Year Averages

Percentages (2-year averages) of graduates who sought employment and were hired as physical therapist assistants within 12 months after graduation:

• 2020–2021: 100%
• 2021–2022: 100%
• 2022–2023: 100%

How Much Time & Money to Finish?

2023–2024 Academic Year

Notes:

• Tuition is based on in-state, in-county rates.
• Totals do not include textbooks and other materials.

Continuing Education Programs

Time commitments and fees vary depending on the course.

Earn More Choices & More Money

Transfer to a college or universityto continue your studies. Earning a bachelor’s degree opens the door to career and promotion opportunities.

Next steps

• Talk to your advisor about planning for transfer
• Explore transfer schools

Start on Your Pathway!