(A) Candidates for Accreditation
These programs have admitted at least one class of students and have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Candidacy status indicates that a program is making satisfactory progress toward compliance with accreditation criteria, but it does not assure that a program will achieve accreditation. (Note: Date indicates anticipated graduation of first class.)
CALIFORNIA
Institute of Technology - Clovis Campus
Adeel Rizvi, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
564 W. Herndon Ave
Clovis, CA 93720
Program Director: 559/297-4500
arizvi@iot.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2019
COLORADO
Morgan Community College
Jeffrey Coon, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
920 Barlow Road
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Program Director: 970/542-3225
Jeffrey.Coon@Morgancc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2019
FLORIDA
Eastern State Florida College
Kristin Schroeder, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1519 Clearlake Road, Building 3, Room 114F
Cocoa, FL 32922
Program Director: 321/433-7115
schroederk@easternflorida.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2018
Keiser University - Melbourne
Sharon Dunn, PT, MSHSA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
900 South Babcock Street
Melbourne, FL 32901
Program Director: 321/409-4800
sdunn@keiseruniversity.edu
First Class Graduates: 04/2018
Rasmussen College - Land O'Lakes/East Pasco
Mark Shepherd, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
18600 Fernview Street
Land O'Lakes, FL 34638
Program Director: 952/806-3939
mark.shepherd@rasmussen.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2019
ILLINOIS
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
Elizabeth Arena, PT, MS
Director, Medical Programs
1900 E Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60612
Program Director: 312/850-7856
earena1@ccc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2018
MINNESOTA
Rasmussen College - Brooklyn Park/Maple Grove
Matthew Vraa, PT, DPT, MBA, OCS, FAAOMPT, CMTPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
8301 93rd Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Program Director: 763/496-6022
Matthew.Vraa@rasmussen.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2018
MISSOURI
Central Methodist University
Jennifer Spielbauer, PT, MS
Program Director and Assistant Professor
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
411 Central Methodist Square
Fayette, MO 65248
Program Director: 660/248-6640
jspielba@centralmethodist.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2018
NEW JERSEY
Rowan College at Gloucester County
LaVonne E Couch, PT, EdD, CSCS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1400 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080-4222
Program Director: 856/415-2190
lcouch@rcgc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2018
NEW YORK
Bryant & Stratton College - Southtowns
Maureen M Schichtel, PT, DPT, CCI
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
200 Redtail Road
Orchard Park, NY 14127-1562
Program Director: 716/677-9500
mschichtel@bryantstratton.edu
First Class Graduates: 04/2018
Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse
Kirsten M Nielsen, PT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
953 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203-2502
Program Director: 315/472-6603
knielsen@bryantstratton.edu
First Class Graduates: 04/2018
OHIO
Bryant & Stratton College - Parma
Deborah Zagray, PT, DScPT, CMPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
12955 Snow Road
Parma, OH 44130-1005
Program Director: 216/265-0325 ext. 278
dlzagray@bryantstratton.edu
First Class Graduates: 04/2018
OKLAHOMA
Connors State College - Indian Capital Technology Center
Sarah Foster, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2403 N 41st Street East
Muskogee, OK 74403
Program Director: 918/913-3928
sarah.foster@ictctech.com
First Class Graduates: 04/2018
PENNSYLVANIA
Montgomery County Community College
Robert Cullen, PT, JD, MBA
Director of Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
340 DeKalb Pike, SC 241
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Program Director: 215/619-7361
rcullen@mc3.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2019
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Nancy Wood, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
One College Avenue
Williamsport, PA 17701-5799
Program Director: 570/327-2400, ext. 7605
new3@pct.edu
First Class Graduates: 08/2018
PUERTO RICO
Atenas College
Naborí Benítez Viera PTA, MPhEd
Program Coordinator
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
PO BOX 365
Manati, PR 00674
Program Director: 787/552-3838
prof.y.collazo@atenascollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 03/2018
National University College
Mariely Torres Meléndez, PTA, MPH
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
PO BOX 2036
Bayamon, PR 00961
Program Director: 787/780-5134
mtorres2@nuc.edu
First Class Graduates: 07/2018
WISCONSIN
Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa
Rebecca Thomas, PT, CMTPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
10950 W. Potter Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226-3424
Program Director: 414/302-7000
rjthomas@bryantstratton.edu
First Class Graduates: 04/2018
(B) Applicants for Candidacy: Application for Candidacy Submitted
These programs are in varying degrees of development. They have begun the process toward accreditation by submitting an Application for Candidacy. The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education has not yet granted Candidate for Accreditation status to these programs.
ARKANSAS
UA Cossatot
Jennifer Sanderson, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1411 N. Constitution
Ashdown, AR 71822
Program Director: 870/584-1488
jbowman@cccua.edu
CALIFORNIA
California Baptist University
Jan Edmisten, PT, DSc, CNS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
Program Director: 951/343-4539
jedmisten@calbaptist.edu
Institute for Business and Technology
Michael Scates, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2400 WALSH AVENUE
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Program Director: 408/727-1060
michael.scates@ibttech.com
FLORIDA
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
Brandon West, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5154 Okeechobee Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
Program Director: 561/ 683-1400
BWest@anho.edu
MINNESOTA
Herzing University - Minneapolis
Tamara Felegy, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
435 Ford Rd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Program Director: 763/231-3181
tfelegy@herzing.edu
OKLAHOMA
Seminole State College - Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Shakira Judeh, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
One John C. Bruton Blvd.
Shawnee, OK 74804
Program Director: 405/214-3203
shakiraj@gctech.edu
(C) Programs with Full-Time Program Director
These programs are placed on this list when the Department of Accreditation is officially notified that a Program Director has been employed. These programs are in the early stages of development; no students have been admitted.
CALIFORNIA
Institute of Technology - Redding
Joshua Green, PT, MA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1755 Hilltop Drive
Redding, CA 96002
Program Director: 530/224-1000
jgreen@iot.edu
Mendocino College
Sara Bogner, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1000 Henley Creek Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
Program Director: 707/467-1062
sbogner@mendocino.edu
Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos
Enid Halewyn, PT, DPT, MAT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
251 North City Drive, Suite 122
San Marcos, CA 92078
Program Director: 760/299-4500
ehalewyn@pmi.edu
FLORIDA
ASA College
Jerry Benetatos, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
530 West 49th Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
Program Director: 786/279-2643 ext. 4924
ehalewyn@pmi.edu
Professional Hands Institute
Eduardo Rodriguez, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
3383 NW 7 ST, #200
Miami, FL 33125-4140
Program Director: 305/442-6011
e.rodriguez@prohands.edu
Rasmussen College - Ocala
Laura Miele, PTA, MEd
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
4755 SW 46th Court
Ocala, FL 34474-6226
Program Director: 352/629-0926
Laura.Miele@rasmussen.edu
GEORGIA
Central Georgia Technical College
Mary A Walker, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
80 Cohen Walker Dr.
Warner Robins, GA 31088
Program Director: 478/218-3765
mawalker@centralgatech.edu
ILLINOIS
McHenry County College
Christen Louderman, PT, DPT
Director of Physical Therapist Assistant Program
8900 U.S. Highway 14
Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Program Director: 815/479-7592
clouderman@mchenry.edu
William Rainey Harper College
Rita Gura, PT, DPT
Director of Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1200 W. Algonquin
Palatine, IL 60067
Program Director: 847/925-6861
rgura@harpercollege.edu
INDIANA
Trine University – Fort Wayne
Matthew Austin, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC
Program Director
1819 Carew Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Program Director: 260/702-3592
austinm@trine.edu
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Delta Community College
Carmen Cooper Oguz, PT, DPT, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Greenville Higher Education Center (GHEC)
Mississippi Delta Community College
Greenville, MS 38701
Program Director: 662/588-3928
coguz@msdelta.edu
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Eric Shawl, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS 39573-3374
Program Director: 601/928-6203
eric.shawl@mgccc.edu
NORTH CAROLINA
Rowan-Carrabus Community College
Anna Marie Prado, PTA, MEd
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
North Campus
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd. South, P.O. Box 1595
Salisbury, NC 28145
Program Director: 704/216-7180
annamarie.prado@rccc.edu
TENNESSEE
Southern Adventist University
Christopher Stewart, PT, DPT, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
PO Box 370
Collegedale, TN
Program Director: 423/236-2858
cbstewart@southern.edu
TEXAS
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Kimberly A Musa, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
3488 Garden Avenue, Bldg 1364
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Program Director: 210/808-5941
Kimberly.a.musa.mil@mail.mil
VIRGINIA
Patrick Henry Community College
Julie Martin, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
645 Patriot Ave.
Martinsville, VA 24112-6693
jmartin@patrickhenry.edu