Program Information
Location of Program:
Forrest County Campus
Program Start:
Fall Semester
Program Instructor Contact Information:
601.554.5486
tthornton@prcc.edu
Brief Description of Program:
PTA Program Outcomes Data
Data Category | First Time | Ultimate |
Board Pass Rate for 2023 | 81.25% | 93.75% |
Board Pass Rate for 2022 | 94.70% | 94.70% |
Board Pass Rate for 2021 | 95.20% | 95.20% |
Average 2-year graduation rate for 2022 and 2023 | 100% | N/A |
Average 2-year board passage rate for 2021 and 2022 | 95.0% | N/A |
Average 2-year employment rate | 100% | N/A |
Possible careers in this program:
Careers include but are not limited to Physical Therapist Assistant.
What a student can expect from a career in this field:
The PTA graduate will work with a variety of patient diagnoses such as orthopedic, neurological, wounds, and trauma to a varied patient population including pediatrics, geriatrics, pre and post-partum patients, athletes, post-operative patients, as well as many others under the supervision of a physical therapist.
Essential requirements of a person in this career field:
The graduate must be able to multi-task, demonstrate high energy for a fast paced work environment, communicate well, and display a superior level of ethics to provide quality health care.
Click here to view possible earnings of jobs in this career field
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics gives you comprehensive tools to explore salaries and incomes for any industry across the state.
Mission of Program:
In keeping with the mission of the college, the mission of the Pearl River Community College Physical Therapist Assistant Program is to improve the quality of life for the community by implementing a quality educational program to produce competent, caring, and ethically responsible entry-level physical therapist assistants. The program includes a distribution of both general education and PTA courses to maximize the intellectual, psychosocial, and professional development of each student. The PTA program believes that each student has the potential for growth and strives to facilitate the process of personal progression to stimulate a lifelong commitment to professional development.
Goals of Program:
The PTA program will provide students with quality education in contemporary PT practice taught by qualified faculty, appropriate clinical experiences, and curricula modeled from the Mississippi Curriculum Framework: Postsecondary Physical Therapist Assistant and The Standards and Required Elements for Accreditation of Physical Therapist Assistant Education Programs.
Get more information about this program
Let us know and we will contact you to help you get the answers.
Wildcats Don’t Wander
