(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 - 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
First Class Graduates: 07/2021
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2021
Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos
Laura A Sage, PT, DPT, MEd
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
111 Campus Way, Suite 100
San Marcos, CA 92078
Program Director: 760/299-4511
lsage@pmi.edu
First Class Graduates: 07/2021
FLORIDA
Keiser University - Fort Myers
Kimberly Salyers, PTA, EdD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
9100 Forum Corporate Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33905-7802
Program Director: 239/277-1336
ksalyers@keiseruniversity.edu
First Class Graduates: 11/2021
Rasmussen College - Ocala
Stella Nemuseso, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
4755 SW 46th Court
Ocala, FL 34474
Program Director: 352/291-8512
stella.nemuseso@rasmussen.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2021
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2020
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2020
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2020
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2020
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Delta Community College
Elizabeth "Callie" Bell, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2900 MS-1
Greenville, MS 38701
Program Director: 662/332-0675
cbell@msdelta.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2021
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Eric Shawl, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
51 Main Street
Perkinston, MS 39573-3374
Program Director: 601/928-6203
eric.shawl@mgccc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2021
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2020
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2020
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
First Class Graduates: 12/2021
(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.
ALABAMA
Southern Union State Community College
Jeffrey Leatherman, PT, DPT, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Valley Campus
321 Fob James Drive
Valley, AL 36854
Program Director: 334/756-4151
jleatherman@suscc.edu
CALIFORNIA
Shasta College
Marcee Martinez, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1400 Market Street, Suite 8204
Redding, CA 96001
Program Director: 530/339-3629
mmartinez@shastacollege.edu
FLORIDA
Northwest Florida State College
Susan DeSmith, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1170 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone: 850/863-6511
desmiths@nwfsc.edu
KENTUCKY
Maysville Community and Technical College – Montgomery Campus
Mary Alice Prater, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
201 Calk Avenue
Mt. Sterling, KY 40353
Program Director: 859/499-6282 x66509
maryalice.prater@kctcs.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.
ALABAMA
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Michael Dougherty, MS, BA, PTA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
750 Greenville By-Pass
Greenville, AL 36037-3754
Program Director: 334/382-2133 Ext:3212
tdougherty@lbwcc.edu
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield College
Suzanne Oesch, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1801 Panorama Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-1219
suzanne.oesch@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Institute of Technology - Modesto
Ty L. Druse, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5601 Stoddard Road
Modesto, CA 95356
Program Director: 209/545-3100
tdruse@iot.edu
COLORADO
Pikes Peak Community College
Joseph M Miller, PT, DSc, OCS, SCS, CSCS
Program Chair
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5675 South Academy Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Program Director: 719/502-3486
JosephM.Miller@ppcc.edu
FLORIDA
ECPI University-Florida
Michael Tabo, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
660 Century Point, Suite 1050
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone: 407/562-9100
mtabo@ecpi.edu
GEORGIA
South College-Atlanta Campus
R. Jeremy Kirschner, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2600 Century Parkway NE
Atlanta, GA 30345-3125
Program Director: 470/322-1215
jkirschner@south.edu
ILLINOIS
Prairie State College
Carol Fawcett, PTA, MEd
Assistant Professor/Coordinator
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
202 South Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-8226
Program Director: 708/709-2947
cfawcett@prairiestate.edu
Rasmussen College - Aurora - Naperville
Christina Odeh, PT, MHS, DHSc
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2363 Sequoia Drive
Aurora, IL 60506
Program Director: 630/888-3541
Christina.Odeh@rasmussen.edu
MISSISSIPPI
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Barton Allen, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
4975 Highway 51 North
Senatobia, MS 38668-1714
Program Director: 662/562-3247
ballen@northwestms.edu
OHIO
Lakeland Community College
Jason H Ashby, PT, MPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
7700 Clocktower Dr., Building H
Kirtland, OH 44094-5198
Program Director: 440/525-7470
jashby5@lakelandcc.edu
OKLAHOMA
Southern Nazarene University
Loren McElroy, DPT, PT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Broadhurst, Room 203, 6729 NW 39th Expressway
Bethany, OK 73008-2764
Program Director: 405/491-6630
LMartin@mail.snu.edu
TEXAS
Rio Grande Valley College
Minerva Gatling, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5419 North Cage Boulevard
Pharr, TX 78577
Program Director:956/781-6800
mgatling@rgvcollege.edu
VIRGINIA
Virginia Western Community College
Jordan M Tucker, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
3091 Colonial Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24015
Program Director: 540/857-6728
jtucker@virginiawestern.edu
WEST VIRGINIA
New River Community and Technical College
Angela M Strickland, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
280 University Drive
Beaver, WV 25813
Program Director: 304/929-5036
astrickland@newriver.edu