Program Overview

Physical Therapist Assistant Program

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Students in the Physical Therapist Assistant program benefit from a state of the art, dedicated learning suite, which include instructional computers, up to date physical therapy equipment, and instructional aids. The program has clinical agreements with over 50 healthcare facilities that provide outstanding clinical experiences during 16 weeks of full-time clinical education that all students must complete. Program graduates are eligible for licensure as physical therapist assistants and employable throughout the United States. The Physical Therapist Assistant program is a rigorous and selective program that prepares students to succeed in the field.

The application period for the Physical Therapist Assistant program will open on October 1, 2023.

Physical Therapist Assistant Application 2023

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The Physical Therapist Assistant program at CUNY Kingsborough Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org.  If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call Dr. Michael Mattia at 1-718-368-4818 or email Dr. Mattia at michael.mattia@kbcc.cuny.edu

Program graduates are eligible for licensing in any state within the United States.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Kingsborough was initiated in 1999.  Since then, many students have graduated and gone on to start productive careers in physical therapy.  The program features a fine full-time faculty of clinician educators with a combined 50+ years of clinical experience.  Students benefit from a state of the art, dedicated learning suite, which include instructional computers, up to date physical therapy equipment, and instructional aids.  The program has clinical agreements with over 50 healthcare facilities that provide outstanding clinical experiences during 16 weeks of full-time clinical education that all students must complete.  Program graduates are eligible for licensure as physical therapist assistants and employable throughout the United States.  U.S. Department of Labor Statistics for 2004-2014 continues to list physical therapist assistant in the top ten fastest growing occupations.  The Physical Therapist Assistant Program is a rigorous and selective program that prepares students to succeed in the field.

The mission of the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Kingsborough Community College is to: develop well qualified entry level physical therapist assistants who reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the community which the college serves and who function under the supervision of the physical therapist in a variety of physical therapy settings, capable of providing physical therapy treatments as outlined by the physical therapist to the satisfaction of the physical therapist.  Further, the mission includes graduating clinicians who meet standards for licensure or registration as a physical therapist assistant in a variety of states. The mission also includes meeting the accreditation standards of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education for Physical Therapist Assistant Programs.

Degree : A.A.S. in Physical Therapy Assistant

CAREER INFORMATION

Career Types/Path

The median annual wage for physical therapist assistants was $58,040 in May 2018. The highest 10 percent earned more than $79,810.

Employment Outlook

Employment of physical therapist assistants is projected to grow 27 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. Employment of physical therapist aides is projected to grow 23 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations.