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 Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examRequired
Minimum GPA2.5
MCC-Penn Valley. Program costs page (as indexed): 72 credits at $116 in-district = $10,595 tuition, $17,238 out-of-district, $21,799 out-of-state, plus $100/course program fee and books $935-1,270. Index page: licensure pass 92% 2024 and 87% 2023 (traditional), 100% 2024 (web-based); 4 semesters; employment 100%.
