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Physical Therapist Assistant
Contact the Physical Therapist Assistant Program
- Center for Health Professions, 2038
- (479) 619-4328
- nvirden@nwacc.edu
- M-Th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Program Statistics
NWACC's PTA program is designed with students' success in mind. Feel free to browse
our students' impressive passing, graduation and employment rates.
National Exam Rates
NWACC's PTA program has an impressive 100% Ultimate pass rate for graduates taking
the National Physical Therapist Assistant Examination (NPTE) from 1999 to 2024.
| NPTE | NWACC Traditional Students | National |
| Ultimate Pass Rate for 2023/2024 | 100% | 85.3% |
| First Time Pass Rate for 2023/2024 | 100% | 76.5% |
| NPTE | NWACC Hybrid Expansion Students | National |
| Ultimate Pass Rate for 2023/2024 | 100% | 85.3% |
| First Time Pass Rate for 2023/2024 | 73.3% | 76.5% |
PTA Program Rates
View NWACC graduates' licensure, graduation, employment and admission rates.
NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average graduation rate of 79% for Traditional students and 80% for Hybrid Expansion students for 2023-2024.
NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average employment rate of 100% for Traditional students and 100% for Hybrid Expansion students for 2023-2024.
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) limits the number of qualified applicants that NWACC PTA Program can admit per year to a maximum of 18 students a year for the traditional program and 10 students a year for the hybrid program.