Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program is one of the oldest accredited programs in the country. With its leading health care facilities and rehabilitation centers, Massachusetts is the perfect location for physical therapy assistant and physical therapist jobs. There is a growing list of physical therapy job openings due to the expanding needs in Massachusetts for physical therapy professionals.
There are five (5) schools which offer physical therapy education, these schools offer Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Associate of Science degree and Associate in Physical Therapist Assistant.
Bay State College
Campus Location: Boston, MA
School Type: Private
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Bay State College
122 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116-2901
Phone: 617-217-9405
Website: http://www.baystate.edu/programs/on-campus/associates/nursing-physical-therapist-ass/
Email: DShain@baystate.edu (Program Chair – Donnalee Milette Shain, PT, MS, DPT)
Degree Type: Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Associate of Science degree
Program Features:
- Program culminates in AA or AS degree
- Program is offered in full-time day format
Berkshire Community College
Campus Location: Pittsfield, MA
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201-5720
Phone: (413) 236-4525
Website: http://www.berkshirecc.edu/pta
Email: mdarroch@berkshirecc.edu (Program Director – Michele E Darroch, PT, MEd, DPT)
Degree Type: Physical Therapist Assistant Associate in Science (A.S.)
Program Features:
- Program has multiple admission dates
- Program culminates in AA or AS degree
- Program is offered in full-time day format
Mount Wachusett Community College
Campus Location: Gardner, MA
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440-1378
Phone: 978-630-9292
Website: http://mwcc.edu/catalog/pta.html
Email: m_jaillet@mwcc.mass.edu (Program Chair and ACCE – Margaret F Jaillet, PT, DPT, MHA)
Degree Type: Associate in Physical Therapist Assistant
Program Features:
- Program culminates in AA or AS degree
- Program is offered in full-time day format
North Shore Community College
Campus Location: Danvers, MA
School Type: Public
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Program Features:
- Program culminates in AA or AS degree
- Program is offered in full-time day format
- Program is offered in part-time day format
Springfield Technical Community College
Campus Location: Springfield, MA
School Type: Public
Address: Physical Therapist Assistant Department
North Shore Community College
One Ferncroft Road
PO Box 3340
Danvers, MA 01923-4017
Phone: (978) 762-4000
Website: http://www.northshore.edu/academics/programs/pta
Email: mmeng@northshore.edu (Program Chair – Mary Meng, PT, MPH)
Degree Type: Associate in Science
Program Features:
- Program culminates in AA or AS degree
- Program is offered in full-time day format
Information about Massachusetts:
Massachusetts pioneered the manufacture of textiles and shoes. Today, these industries have been replaced in importance by the electronics and communications equipment fields. The state name is named after local Indian tribe whose name means “a large hill place”. Topography are jagged indented coast around Cape Cod; flatland yields to stony upland pastures near central region and gentle hill country in west; land in west is rocky, sandy and not fertile.
