Skip to content

Overview

Licensure pass rate 93.3%
Duration 24 months
Accreditor CAPTE
Under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants treat patients through exercise, manual therapy, gait and balance training, and other therapeutic interventions.

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 Connecticut State Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5

Offered at Naugatuck Valley and Norwalk campuses (not Hartford); 2+ years; both CAPTE accredited. NPTE first-time two-year average 93.3% at Naugatuck Valley (most recent cohort spring 2022: 100%) and 87.5% at Norwalk. Tuition not on the page (financial fact sheets referenced only).

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 Connecticut State Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Experience

1

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.