Programs

As a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), you work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, providing treatment that helps patients improve mobility, relieve pain, or prevent or reduce physical disabilities.

In this program, you will:

• Learn and develop the knowledge, skills, and techniques essential to the practice of physical therapy through class work and active, participatory learning.
• Gain clinical experience.
• Prepare to work in any one of several typical settings — hospital, rehabilitation clinic, private practice, geriatric care facility, sport medicine center, school system, or industrial site.

Graduates will be eligible for licensure or certification examinations in any state, although licensure for PTAs is not currently required in Michigan.

For information about the licensure examination visit www.fsbpt.org.

Accreditation/Approval/Certification Status
External peer review is the primary means of assuring and improving the quality of higher education institutions and programs in the United States. This recognition is accomplished through program accreditation, approval or certification.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Allen Park, Flint, and Muskegon are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 706-3245.