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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 2025.

NPTE NWACC Traditional Students National
Ultimate Pass Rate for 2024/2025 100% 88.7%
First Time Pass Rate for 2024/2025 100% 78.4%

 

 

 



NPTE NWACC Hybrid Expansion Students National
Ultimate Pass Rate for 2024/2025 100% 88.7%
First Time Pass Rate for 2024/2025 87% 78.4%

 

 

 

PTA Program Rates

View NWACC graduates' licensure, graduation, employment, and admission rates for 2024-2025. 

NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average Ultimate pass rate of 100% for graduates taking the National Physical Therapist Assistant Examination (NPTE). 

NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average graduation rate of 69% for Traditional students and 71.43% for Hybrid Expansion students. 

NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average employment rate of 100% for both the Traditional and Hybrid Expansion students.  

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.