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Overview

Tuition $21,956
Duration 16 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 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 3.0

2026 APTA student financial fact sheet: total cost of the technical program $21,956 (in-state tuition $4,050 + institutional fees $3,080 + other program expenses $14,826); out-of-state tuition $5,535. 59 weeks excluding breaks, 70 including. CAPTE accredited (10-year reaccreditation per college news); no NPTE pass rate on the official documents fetched.

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 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

1

Application basics

4