Physical Therapist Assistant Program Statistics | NorthWest Arkansas Community College

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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 2023.

NPTE NWACC Traditional Students National
Ultimate Pass Rate for 2022/2023 100% 87.5%
First Time Pass Rate for 2022/2023 100% 82%

 

 

 



NPTE NWACC Hybrid Expansion Students National
Ultimate Pass Rate for 2022/2023 100% 87.5%
First Time Pass Rate for 2022/2023 66.7% 82%

 

 

 

PTA Program Rates

View NWACC graduates' licensure, graduation, employment and admission rates.

NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average Ultimate pass rate of 100% for graduates taking the National Physical Therapist Assistant Examination (NPTE) from 2021-2023.

NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average graduation rate of 86% for Traditional students from 2022-2023 and 60% for Hybrid Expansion students for 2023. 

NWACC's PTA program has a two-year average employment rate of 100% for Traditional students from 2022-2023 and 100% for Hybrid Expansion students for 2023. 

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.