PTA Schools in New York
Broome Community College
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program graduated their first class from Broome Community College in 1989. The PTA program prepares students to carry out a planned patient care program under the supervision of a Physical Therapist (PT) in a variety of health-care settings. Interventions provided by a PTA include: exercises for increasing strength, endurance, coordination and range of motion; the use of heat, cold, electricity, sound and water to relieve pain and stimulate muscle activity; instruction in activities of daily living; and the use of assistive devices such as walkers, crutches and wheel chairs. A significant part of this program includes on-site clinical experiences where the student practices physical therapy skills under the supervision of a PTA or PT. Upon successful completion of the PTA curriculum, students graduate with an Associate in Applied Science degree. They are then eligible to take a National Licensing Examination and apply for certification as a physical therapist assistant. Our current aggregate pass rate on the National Licensing Examination for 2007 – 2009 is 92.86%
Program Head / Chairperson: Denise Abrams, PT, DPT, MA
Phone: 607-778-5261
Email: abramsdm@sunybroome.edu
Website: http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/www/pta
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
The mission of the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Kingsborough Community College is to: develop well qualified entry level physical therapist assistants who reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the community which the college serves and who function under the supervision of the physical therapist in a variety of physical therapy settings, capable of providing physical therapy treatments as outlined by the physical therapist to the satisfaction of the physical therapist. Further, the mission includes graduating clinicians who meet standards for licensure or registration as a physical therapist assistant in a variety of states. The mission also includes meeting the accreditation standards of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education for Physical Therapist Assistant Programs.
Program Head / Chairperson: Prof. Steven B. Skinner, PT, MS, EdD
Phone: 718-368-4818
Email: SSkinner@kbcc.cuny.edu
Website: http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/academicdepartments/bio/kingsborough%20pta/Pages/Blank%20Page%201.aspx
CUNY Laguardia Community College
The PTA Program is responsive to the health care needs in New York as well as the United States. Today’s physical therapist addresses both preventative health care as well as post injury health care.
PTAs entering the field of Physical Therapy are trained to provide therapeutic intervention throughout the rehabilitation process. The PTA Program trains students to work with patients in various settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, private practices, and the patient’s home.
Program Head / Chairperson: Debra Engel
Phone: (718) 482-5780
Email: dengel@lagcc.cuny.edu
Website: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ptaprogram/
Genesee Community College
As a Physical Therapist Assistant, you will help to relieve pain, restore physical function and prevent further disability as a result of disease, injury, loss of limbs, and surgery. Treatments may include exercise, hot or cold pack application, ultrasound, ultraviolet or infrared light treatments, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy and more. You will have the opportunity to work at many different kinds of health care facilities, such as sports care clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and schools.
Program Head / Chairperson: Peggy C. Kerr
Phone: (585) 343-0055 x6366
Email: PCKerr@genesee.edu
Website: http://www.genesee.edu/academics/programs/Health/PTA/
Herkimer County Community College
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program will, by offering students an affordable, quality education, provide local and regional areas with competent, professional, employable, healthcare providers. The PTA is trained, under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist, to approach a diversity of health related conditions in a manner that follows established guidelines for practice as outlined by the APTA. The PTA program emphasizes ongoing post-graduate professional education, thereby supporting the overall mission of HCCC.
Program Head / Chairperson: Catherine Delorme
Phone: 315-866-0300 x8340
Email: delormece@herkimer.edu
Website: http://www.herkimer.edu/academics/view_program/physical_therapist_assistant/
Nassau Community College
The Nassau Community College Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program has a well-deserved reputation of excellence. It was established in 1969 and was amongst the first P.T.A. Programs in the country. Employer and graduate surveys rate the NCC PTA Program as excellent, particularly citing the small student-faculty ratio, concern and expertise of the faculty, comprehensive curriculum, active learning laboratories and clinical affiliation experiences.
Program Head / Chairperson: William O’Keefe, P.T., M.S.
Phone: 516.572.9640 ext 26563
Email: william.okeefe@ncc.edu
Niagara County Community College
The NCCC program includes both theory and practice as well as extensive clinical experience in Western New York hospitals and other health care facilities. The program consists of four (4) semesters of classroom and laboratory instruction plus four (4) full-time clinical education courses. The first clinical education course is four weeks in length and is completed in the summer at the end of the second semester. The second clinical education course is also four weeks and is completed in February of the fourth semester. The final two clinical education courses are five weeks each. One of these final clinical education courses is completed at the end of the last academic semester and the other is completed in the summer following the academic semester. Prior to attending each clinical education course, the student is required to demonstrate competency in the clinical skills learned in the classroom.
Program Head / Chairperson: Debrorah Matuch + Susan Wehling
Phone: 716-614-6422
Email: matuch@niagaracc.suny.edu wehling@niagaracc.suny.edu
Website: http://catalog.niagaracc.suny.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=341&returnto=169
Onondaga Community College
Your Physical Therapist Assistant A.A.S. degree will prepare you for employment as a competent entry-level physical therapist assistant. This program provides the education you need to become a skilled technical worker, prepared specifically to perform physical therapy interventions and related duties as assigned by a registered physical therapist. As a PTA, you will work under the supervision of a physical therapist utilizing prescribed activities to help patients recover physical function and strength lost through disease, injury or other causes, and to relieve pain and promote healing. Your patient may be a small child born with physical disabilities or an athlete with a shoulder injury, an older person with limited function because of arthritis or a teenager immobilized by an accident.
Program Head / Chairperson: Cynthia Warner, DPT, MSEd, PT
Phone: (315) 498-2622
Email: occinfo@sunyocc.edu
Website: http://admission.sunyocc.edu/program.aspx?menu=187&collside=190&id=6577
Orange County Community College
The curriculum of the PTA program is rigorous. It includes course work in biological, physical and social sciences; humanities; physical therapy technical courses; laboratory instruction on campus; supervised clinical experience and instruction in health care facilities located within many counties of New York (Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess, Ulster, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, and Albany: and New York City); Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Program Head / Chairperson: Dr. Maria Masker
Phone: (845) 341-4290
Email: maria.masker@sunyorange.edu
Website: http://www.sunyorange.edu/pta/
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Students in the PTA program complete two years of liberal arts courses, technical coursework in physical therapy, and clinical education experiences. Upon successful completion of the PTA curriculum, students graduate with an Associate in Applied Science degree. They are then eligible to take a National Licensing Examination and apply for certification as a physical therapist assistant.
The Physical Therapist Assistant program at SUNY Canton is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. The program received its initial accreditation in May of 1998 and was reaccredited in April, 2004.
Program Head / Chairperson: Deborah Molnar, PT, DPT, MSEd
Phone: (315) 386-7394
Email: molnard@canton.edu
Website: http://www.canton.edu/sci_health/pta/
Suffolk County Community College
The five-semester Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program prepares the graduate to work under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist (PT). The PTA assists the PT in providing physical therapy services to individuals with changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes, and/or providing prevention services to promote health, wellness and fitness. Tasks performed by the PTA include instruction in therapeutic exercise and functional training, utilization of specialized equipment and physical agents, communication with the PT regarding the response of individuals to interventions, documentation of treatment sessions and interaction with other health care providers, patients and their families. Clinical experience in a variety of settings allows the student to explore various specialties.
Program Head / Chairperson: Cheryl A. Gillespie
Phone: 631-451-4017
Email: gillesc@sunysuffolk.edu
Website: http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/Reddot/pdf/PTA/PTA_12-13AdmissionInformationPacket.pdf
Villa Maria College
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program prepares students to enter a variety of health care settings including hospitals, private practices, community health centers, nursing homes, sports facilities, rehabilitation centers, and pediatric centers. Students learn professional competencies in courses to prepare them to work as PTAs in clinical settings as well as taking liberal arts courses. Students participate in two part-time and two full-time internships to gain hands-on experience in the field of physical therapy.
Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who work under the supervision of licensed physical therapists. They teach patients exercise routines and rehabilitation activities; assist in treatment programs as well as with clinic and equipment preparation, and report to the physical therapist on the progress of patients.
Program Head / Chairperson: Kim Kotz, PT
Phone: (716) 961-1837
Email: kkotz@villa.edu
Website: http://www.villa.edu/physical_therapist_assistant.html