Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire physical therapist assistants to carry out treatment plans through exercise, manual therapy, and gait training under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
Getting in
What College of Southern Idaho asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
2025 CAPTE Financial Fact Sheet: total cost of the technical program for in-district students $12,162 (tuition $9,338 + fees $824 + texts/lab $2,344); out-of-district/out-of-state tuition alone $15,712; 64 weeks including breaks. Pass rate is the consortium-wide figure reported on the NIC/CWI pages (CSI program page returned 404); consortium site states probationary accreditation.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at College of Southern Idaho. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
3
Experience
1
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
