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      CONTACT INFORMATION

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      8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

      Program Coordinator
      Midlothian Campus | (972) 775-7270

      Dean's Office
      Waxahachie Campus | (972) 923-5120

      Administrative Assistant
      Midlothian Campus | (972) 923-5121

       
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      Physical Therapist Assistant

      PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant)

      Physical Therapist Assistant at NC


      Name of Department: Physical Therapist Assistant

      Name of Department Chair/Program Director: Sarah Austin, PT, MPT

      The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program helps prepare students to enter the field of physical therapy through academic and clinical studies. The PTA curriculum includes both classroom education at Navarro College and clinical training in traditional and non-traditional physical therapy practice settings. Upon successful completion of academic and clinical studies, students are awarded an Associate of Applied Science Degree. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification exam for physical therapy assistants provided by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) to become a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA). Additional employment requirements, such as state licensure, vary from state to state and among countries. Each student is encouraged to determine the additional employment requirements of the state or nation in which he or she wishes to work.

      Program Approval and Accreditation

      The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Navarro College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (972)775-7270 or email sarah.austin@navarrocollege.edu.


       


      NOTICE TO STUDENT REGARDING LICENSING

      Effective September 1st 2017, HB 1508 amends the Texas Occupations Code Section 53 that requires education providers to notify you a potential or enrolled student that a criminal history may make you ineligible for an occupational license upon program completion.

      The following website provides links to information about the licensing process and requirements. www.ptot.texas.gov

      Should you wish to request a review of the impact of criminal history on your potential PTA License prior to or during your quest for a degree, you can visit this link and request a “Criminal History Evaluation.” http://www.ptot.texas.gov/idl/5507F83A-E33A-9745-CF66-A40DECF58723

      This information is being provided to all persons who apply or enroll in the program with notice of the requirements as described above, regardless of whether or not the person has been convicted of a criminal offense. 

      Additionally, HB 1508 authorizes licensing agencies to require reimbursements when a student fails to receive the required notice.

      See which states this program meets licensure/certification requirements »


       

      Career Destination Map

      Physical Therapist Assistant (A.A.S.)

      Career Opportunities

      Physical Therapist Assistant 

      Marketable Skills

      • Active Listening
      • Complex Problem Solving
      • Critical Thinking
      • Equipment Maintenance
      • Instructing
      • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Learning Strategies
      • Management of Material Resources
      • Operation and Control
      • Quality Control Analysis
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Speaking
      • Social Perceptiveness
      • Service Orientation
      • Time Management
      • Technology Design
      • Writing

      Transfer Opportunities

      University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston

      • https://shp.utmb.edu/PhysicalTherapy/bridgeptadpt.asp

      University of Findlay

      • https://www.findlay.edu/health-professions/physical-therapy/weekend-pta-to-dpt-bridge-program

       

      Information about Complaints

      The Navarro College Physical Therapist Assistant encourages individuals to bring forward information and/or complaints about violations of state or federal law, College policy, rules or regulations. Retaliation against any individual who, in good faith, reports or who participates in the investigation of alleged violations is strictly forbidden.

      Complaints regarding the program can be addressed to the PTA Program Director, Sarah Austin at sarah.austin@navarrocollege.edu and / or Dean of Health Professions, Guy Featherston at guy.featherston@navarrocollege.edu.

        

      PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

      Monday – Friday
      8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

      Program Director

      Midlothian Campus | 972.775.7270

      Dean’s Office
      Waxahachie Campus | 972.923.5120

      Administrative Assistant | 972.923.5121

       

       

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