(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.)
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
First Class Graduates: 8/2019
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
First Class Graduates: 5/2020
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
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
jbenetatos@asa.edu
First Class Graduates:
Rasmussen College - Land O'Lakes/East Pasco
Tania Tablinsky, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
18600 Fernview Street
Land O'Lakes, FL 34638
Program Director: 813/435-3645
Tania.Tablinsky@rasmussen.edu
First Class Graduates: 06/2019
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:
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:
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
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:
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
First Class Graduates: 6/2019
PENNSYLVANIA
Montgomery County Community College
Robert Cullen, PT, JD, MBA
Director of Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
340 DeKalb Pike, HSC 1713
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Program Director: 215/619-7361
rcullen@mc3.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2019
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
(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.
ILLINOIS
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
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Delta Community College
Carmen Cooper Oguz, PT, DPT, MBA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Greenville Higher Education Center (GHEC)
Greenville, MS 38701
Program Director: 662/588-3928
coguz@msdelta.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
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
(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
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
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
Keiser University - Fort Myers
Kimberly Salyers, M.A Ed., PTA
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
9100 Forum Corporate Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33905-7802
Program Director: 239/277-1336
ksalyers@keiseruniversity.edu
Northwest Florida State College
Azadeh M. Leland, D.Sc., PT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1170 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Program Director: 850/729-6051
lelanda@nwfsc.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
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
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
KENTUCKY
Maysville Community and Technical College – Montgomery Campus
Mary Alice Prater, PT, DPT
Program Director
201 Calk Avenue
Mt. Sterling, KY 40353
Program Director: 859/499-6282 x66509
maryalice.prater@kctcs.edu
MISSISSIPPI
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
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Ryan Fenton, PT, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
340 Victoria Road
Asheville, NC 28801
Program Director: 828/398-7945
ryantfenton@abtech.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
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