Among physical therapy assistants, 12% have a high-school diploma, but no college education. A physical therapy assistant (LPTA) is a paraprofessional health worker who works under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Responsible for evaluating/assessing needs of referred patients and formulating treatment plans. Provides therapy services defined in treatment plans.
There are six(6) schools located in Alabama, in which offers Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assisting and Associate in Applied Science. These schools are mostly public type of university.
Bishop State Community College
Campus Location: Mobile, AL
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Bishop State Community College
1365 Martin Luther King Avenue
Mobile, AL 36603-3536
Phone: (251) 405-4441
Website: http://www.bishop.edu/health/pta.htm
Email: [email protected]
Degree Type: Associate of Science
Calhoun Community College
Campus Location: Decatur, AL
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Calhoun Community College
PO Box 2216
Decatur, AL 35609
Phone: (256) 306-2786
Email: [email protected]
Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science
George C Wallace Community College
Campus Location: Dothan, AL
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
George C Wallace Community College
1141 Wallace Drive
Dothan, AL 36303-0943
Phone: (334) 556-2213
Website: http://www.wallace.edu/programs/health/pta.php
Email: [email protected]
Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assistant
Jefferson State Community College
Campus Location: Birmingham, AL
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Jefferson State Community College
Center for Health and Biological Sciences
4600 Valleydale Road
Birmingham, AL 35242-4607
Phone: (205) 983-5995
Website: http://www.jeffstateonline.com/rehab_science/
Email: [email protected]
Degree Type: Associate in Applied Science
South University
Campus Location: Montgomery, AL
School Type: Private
Address: Expansion Program at Montgomery, AL
South University
Montgomery Campus
5355 Vaughn Road
Montgomery, AL 36116-1120
Phone: (334) 395-8800
Website: http://www.southuniversity.edu
Email: [email protected]
Degree Type: Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assisting
Wallace State Community College – Hanceville
Campus Location: Hanceville, AL
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Wallace State Community College – Hanceville
PO Box 2000
801 Main St. NW
Hanceville, AL 35077-2000
Phone: (256) 352-8332
Website: http://www.wallacestate.edu/programs/health/pta
Email: [email protected]
Degree Type: Associate in Applied Science
Information about Alabama:
Points of interest include the Helen Keller birthplace at Tuscumbia, the Space and Rocket Center at Huntsville, and the White House of the Confederacy. The state name means “tribal town” in the Creek Indian language.
