The Physical Therapist Assistant coursework  will begin in fall of 2008 (see important notice).  The program is expected to help meet government projections for increased demand for physical therapist assistants in Mohave County over the next 10 years.

The U.S. Dept. of Labor expects a 29 percent increase in physical therapist assistants between 2006 and 2016 as quoted by MCC Chancellor Michael Kearns. Mohave Community College's program will educate students who will work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Graduates can expect to provide care to patients suffering from injury or disease that results in a loss of motion within a joint, pain, wounds, abnormal walking patterns and general debility. 

Associate of Applied Science - Prerequisites are only to score an appropriate assessment placement in English 101 and Math 121, or successful completion of Transitional Math and Transitional English. See course listing link on the right for full course schedule. Students will participate in lab and lecture/classroom activities and clinics where they deal directly with patients. The lab activities incorporate principles learned in the classroom lecture. There is a total of  69 credits to fulfull the requirements of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.

Call Rhonda Schnabl at 928.505.3347, or toll free at 866.664.2832 today to find out how MCC can help you increase your quality of life through higher education. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Mohave Community College is seeking accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org). The program has submitted an Application for Candidacy of a Physical Therapist Assistant Education Program, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted candidate for accreditation status nor does it assure that the program will be granted initial accreditation. If candidate for accreditation status is granted, the program will be able to enroll its first students in the Fall of 2008.