(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.)
ARIZONA
Brookline College
Stephen Dillon, PT, DPT, MSPT, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2445 W Dunlap Ave, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Program Director: 602/589-1377
sdillon@brooklinecollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 11/2012
CALIFORNIA
Carrington College - California
Irwin Scott Thompson, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
380 Civic Dr, Suite 300
Pleasant Hill, CA 945237
Program Director: 925/405-8125
sthompson@carrington.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
College of the Sequoias
Jonna Schengel, PT, MA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
915 S Mooney Blvd
Visalia, CA 93277
Program Director: 553/625-2476
jonnas@cos.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
Concorde Career College - Garden Grove
Linda Reed, PT, DPT, MEd
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
12951 Euclid St, Suite 101
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Program Director: 714/703-1900
LReed@Concorde.edu
First Class Graduates: 11/2011
Concorde Career College - San Diego
Lisa Kipper Moeller, PT, MAS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
4393 Imperial Ave, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92113-1964
Program Director: 619/688-0800
Lmoeller@Concorde.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
COLORADO
Concorde Career College - Aurora
Jessica Miller-Galbreath, MSPT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
111 Havana Street
Aurora, CO 80010
Program Director: 720/207-0492
jgalbreath@concorde.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
FLORIDA
Concorde Career Institute- Jacksonville
Ruth Freeman, PT, MEd
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
7960 Arlington Expressway, Suite 120
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Program Director: 904/725-0525
rafreeman@concorde.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
Florida Career College
Kory Thomas, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2662 South Falkenburg Rd
Riverview, FL 333578
Program Director: 813/868-1854
kthomas@careercollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
Keiser University - Jacksonville
Mitchell T Maione, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, CFC
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
6430 Soupoint Pkwy, Suite 100
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Program Director: 904/296-3440
mmaione@keiseruniversity.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
Keiser University - Lakeland Campus
Fortunato Franco, Jr, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2400 Interstate Drive
Lakeland, FL 33805
Program Director: 863/682-6020, ext 209
ffranco@keiseruniversity.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2013
Taylor College
Albert Edwards, PT, DPT, CEAS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5190 SE 125th Street
Belleview, FL 34420
Program Director: 352/245-4119
albert.edwards@taylorcollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 08/2013
The Praxis Institute
Roberto Bermudez, PT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1850 SW 8th Street, 4th Floor
Miami, FL 33135
Program Director: 305/624-4104
robertobermudez@the-praxisinstitute.com
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
GEORGIA
Atlanta Technical College
Queenston U Thorpe, PT, DPT, DAC
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1560 Metropolitan Parkway, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-4446
Program Director: 404-225/4557
qthorpe@atlantatech.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2014
IDAHO
Carrington College - Boise
Jonathan Bird, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1122 N Liberty St
Boise, ID 83704
Program Director: 208/377-8080, ext. 33419
jbird@carrington.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
IOWA
Hawkeye Community College
Mary K Allen, PT, MPT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1501 East Orange Rd
PO Box 8015
Waterloo, IA 50704-8015
Program Director: 319/296-4024
mary.allen@hawkeyecollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 08/2012
INDIANA
Ivy Tech Community College- Sellersburg
Kimberley Kruer, PT, MPT
Program Chair
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
8204 Highway 311
Office B5, Pfau Hall
Sellersburg, IN 47172
Program Director: 812/246-3301
kkruer4@ivytech.edu
First Class Graduates: 11/2013
KANSAS
Labette Community College
Lisa Bradley, PT, MSW
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
200 South Fourteenth St
Parsons, KS 67357
Program Director: 620/423-3397
lisb@labette.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2012
MISSOURI
Concorde Career College - Kansas City
Wanda Peresic, PT, DPT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
3239 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
Program Director: 913/831-9977
WPeresic@Concorde.edu
First Class Graduates: 11/2012
Mineral Area Community College/ Cape Girardeau Career &Technology Center
Danette Neikirk, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1080 South Silver Springs Rd
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Program Director: 573/519-0749
neikirkd@capetigers.com
First Class Graduates: 12/2012
St Louis College of Health Careers - Fenton
William B Hunter, PTA, MHA, BS, LPTA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1297 N Hwy Dr
Fenton, MO 63026
Program Director: 636/529-0000, ext. 3513
whunter@slchcmail.com
First Class Graduates: 12/2013
NEVADA
Carrington College - Las Vegas
Christopher S. Witt, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5740 S Eastern Ave, Suite 140
Las Vegas, NV 87119
Program Director: 702/688-4322
cwitt@carrington.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas
Melissa Brandt, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
3333 E Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 891212
Program Director: 702/682-0600
mbrandt@pmi.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
NEW MEXICO
Carrington College - Albuquerque
Edward G. Green, PT, MPH
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1001 Menaul Blvd, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Program Director: 269/986-6178
egreene@carrington.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
NORTH CAROLINA
Craven Community College
Gloria Sanders, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
800 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562
Program Director: 252/638-7340
sandersg@cravencc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
PENNSYLVANIA
Lackawanna College
Michael J. Augustine, PT, DPT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
501 Vine St
Scranton, PA 18509
Program Director: 570/226-4625, ext. 2608
augustinem@lackawanna.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
Stacy Stekely, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
PO Box 519, Route 119 North
Uniontown, PA 15401
Program Director: 724/430-4100, ext. 4558
sas85@psu.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2012
PUERTO RICO
Huertas Junior College
Wilitza Martinez Rivera, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
PO Box 8429
Caguas, PR 00726
Program Director: 787/746-1499, ext. 1814
wmartinez@huertas.edu
First Class Graduates: 11/2013
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Katherine Rivera Gonzalez, PT, DPT, MPT
Program Director
Neysha Miranda Torres, PT, DPT, MPT, CCI
Program Co-Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
104 Turpeaux Industrial Park
Ponce, PR 00715
Program Director: 787/210-8752
krivera@ponce.inter.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2013
TENNESSEE
Daymar Institute
Laurie Schroder, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1860 Wilma Rudolph Blvd
Clarksville, TN 37040
Program Director: 931/552-7600
lschroder@daymarinstitute.edu
First Class Graduates: 03/2012
TEXAS
Kaplan College - Dallas
Donna Jean Carver, PT, MSPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
12005 Ford Street, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 73523
Program Director: 972/481-7418
dcarver@kaplan.edu
First Class Graduates: 10/2013
South Plains College
Jackie D Underwood, PTA, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1401 S College Ave
Levelland, TX 79336
Program Director: 806/716-2470
junderwood@southplainscollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
The Victoria College
Laura Crandall, PT, MS, OCS
Program Chair
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2200 East Red River St
Victoria, TX 77901
Program Director: 361/572-6404
laura.crandall@victoria.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2012
VIRGINIA
Kaplan College- Chesapeake
Frank Bates, PT, DPT, MBA, CCI
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1987 S Military Highway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Program Director: 757/494-6856
fbates@kaplan.edu
First Class Graduates: 10/2013
WISCONSIN
Madison Area Technical College
Wendy McNall, PT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
211 N Carroll St
Madison, WI 53703
Program Director: 608/258-2362
wmcnall@matcmadison.edu
First Class Graduates: 09/2012
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Angela M. Adams, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1800 Bronson Blvd
Fennimore, WI 53809
Program Director: 815/389-2951
aadams@swtc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2013
(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.
CALIFORNIA
Casa Loma College
Mary Sandstrom, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
6725 Kester Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Program Director: 206/329-2602
mary.sandstrom@casalomacollege.edu
Stanbridge College
Scott Bennie, PT, DSc, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2041 Business Center Drive, Suite 107
Irvine, CA 92612
Program Director: 949/794-9090
sbennie@stanbridge.edu
FLORIDA
Hodges University
Amy McBreen-Babb, PT, DPT
PTA Program Chair
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2655 Northbrooke Drive
Naples, FL 34119
Program Director: 239/849-4082
amcbreen-babb@hodges.edu
IDAHO
North Idaho College
Joel Tenbrink, PT, MPT, ATC
Program Director/Instructor
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
132 Meyers Health Sciences Building, 1000 W Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Program Director: 208/769-3250
jdtenbrink@nic.edu
MAINE
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Christopher C Rolon, PT, MS, ATC
Director and Assistant Professor
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
181 Main Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Program Director: 207/768-9740
linda.mclaughlin1@umpi.edu
MICHIGAN
South University - Novi
Peter J Fox, PT, MS, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
41555 W Twelve Mile Road
Novi, MI 48377
Program Director: 248/678-0280
pfox@southuniversity.edu
MONTANA
Flathead Valley Community College
Janice L Heil, PT, MA
Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
777 Grandview Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
Program Director: 406/756-2273
jheil@fvcc.edu
OHIO
Bradford School
Angela Kristie Keir, PTA, MHA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2469 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
Program Director: 614/416-6200
kkeir@bradfordschoolcolumbus.edu
Terra State Community College
Bruce Wassung, PTA, MSPH
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2830 Napoleon Road
Fremont, OH 43420-9670
Program Director: 419/559-2201
bwassung01@terra.edu
VIRGINIA
Riverside School of Health Careers
Charlene S Jensen, PT, MPT
Assistant Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
316 Main Street
Newport News, VA 23601
Program Director: 757/240-2485
charlene.jensen@rivhs.com
(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 hired. These programs are in the early stages of development; no students have been admitted.
ALABAMA
H Councill Trenholm State Technical College
Cody A Thompson, PT, MSPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1225 Air Base Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36108
Program Director: 334/420-4312
cthompson@trenholmstate.edu
CALIFORNIA
Concorde Career College - San Bernardino
Delia Gutierrez, PT, MPH, EdD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
201 East Airport Drive, Suite A
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Program Director: 909/884-8891
dgutierrez@concorde.edu
FLORIDA
Concorde Career Institute - Miramar
Mariesol Wallace, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
10933 Marks Way
Miramar, FL 33025
Program Director: 954/731-8880
mwallace@concorde.edu
SABER School
Karen Arocha, PT, MPT
PTA Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
3990 W Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33134
Program Director: 305/443-7390
KArocha@saberinc.com
GEORGIA
Columbus Technical College
William D Jones, PT, MS, CSCS, CPT, LMT, NCBTMB
Program Manager
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
928 Manchester Expressway
Columbus, GA 31904
Program Director: 706/225-0547
wjones@columbustech.edu
IDAHO
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brian Schaat, PT, DPT, ATC
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
145 Clarke Building
Rexburg, ID 83460-0695
Program Director: 208/496-4645
schaatb@byui.edu
ILLINOIS
SOLEX College
Anna Lapinski, PT, DPT
Interim Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
350 East Dundee Road, Suite 200
Wheeling, IL 60090
Program Director: 847-495-7162
alapinski@solex.edu
MARYLAND
Howard Community College
Kenneth J Crivelli, PT, MA, LAT, ATC
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
Program Director: 443/518-3042
kcrivelli@howardcc.edu
MICHIGAN
Baker College of Auburn Hills
Sarah R Case, PT, DScPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1500 University Drive
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Program Director: 248/276-8294
sarah.case@baker.edu
MISSOURI
Jefferson College
Bridget B Webb, PT, MPT, CEEAA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1000 Viking Drive
Hillsboro, MO 63050
Program Director: 636/797-3414
bwebb2@jeffco.edu
OHIO
Ohio Institute of Allied Health
Joshua J Whitt, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2380 Bellbrook Avenue
Xenia, OH 45385
Program Director: 937/372-3454
Josh.Whitt@OIAH.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Charles Hewlings, PT, MEd, ATC
Program Manager
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
800 Manchester Avenue
Media, PA 19063
Program Director: 484/448-2920
chewlings@pit.edu
TEXAS
Concorde Career College - Dallas
Troy Thomas, PT, MSPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
12606 Greenville Avenue, Suite 130
Dallas, TX 75243
Program Director: 469/221-3400
tthomas@concorde.edu
Concorde Career College - San Antonio
Kimberly Novak, PT, DPT, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
4803 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78229
Program Director: 210/428-2000
knovak@concorde.edu
Pima Medical Institute - Houston Campus
Christie Cockrell, PTA, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
10201 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77024
Program Director: 713/778-0778
ccockrell@pmi.edu
South University - Austin
Debra McDowell, PT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assisting Program
7700 West Parmer Lane, Building A
Austin, TX 78729
Program Director: 512/516-8776
dmcdowell@southuniversity.edu
UTAH
Stevens-Henager College
Angela L Smith, PT, MSPT, OCS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
383 West Vine Street
Murray, UT 84123
Program Director: 801/281-7620
angela.smith@stevenshenager.edu
VIRGINIA
Germanna Community College
Dina Rephann, LPTA, MEd
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2130 Germanna Highway, Room 401K
Locust Grove, VA 22508-2102
Program Director: 540/423-9178
drephann@germanna.edu
South University - Richmond
Tawny Chamberlain, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2151 Old Brick Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Program Director: 804/727-6861
tachamberlain@southuniversity.edu
South University - Virginia Beach
Norman C Belleza, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
301 Bendix Road, Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Program Director: 757/493-6980
nbelleza@southuniversity.edu