*Collaborative Agreement with Fayetteville Technical Community College (See Description below)

Credential: A.A.S (Code: A45620)

The Physical Therapist Assistant curriculum prepares graduates to work in direct patient care settings under supervision of physical therapists. Assistants work to improve or restore function by alleviation or prevention of physical impairment and perform other essential activities in a physical therapy department. Course work includes normal human anatomy and physiology, the consequences of disease or injury, and physical therapy treatment of a variety of patient conditions affecting humans throughout the life span. Graduates may be eligible to take the licensure examination administered by the NC Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Employment is available in general hospitals, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, specialty hospitals, home health agencies, private clinics, and public school systems.

*Bladen Community College is authorized to offer select courses leading to an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant through a collaborative agreement with Fayetteville Technical Community College. Students must fulfill select admissions requirements to be accepted and to enroll into the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Fayetteville Technical Community College. Fayetteville Technical Community College will award the Associate in Applied Science Degree to any student successfully completing all the state requirements of their program.