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 Mississippi Delta Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examRequired
MDCC Program Costs page (as indexed; page did not load on fetch): approx. $12,985 in-state for the two-year program incl. tuition, textbooks, uniforms, clinical fees, NPTE review course and exam fees. msdelta.edu program pages state the program holds probationary CAPTE accreditation. No NPTE pass rate published on msdelta.edu.
