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This year ONLY - Applications are accepted from Aug. 15, 2024 through May 15, 2025 with the next cohort beginning the PTA Program in August 2025. 

(Previously the program began in January, however the start date has been moved to August of each year.)

APPLY NOW! 

Fill out the online application HERE!

Email PTA@mendocino.edu if you have any questions.


PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

Mostly ONLINE commuter-friendly, hybrid program! 

The PTA program at Mendocino College is a hybrid design with theory classes ONLINE and lab classes on campus two consecutive days per week in the fall and spring semesters. (No classes during the summer.) 

The educational pathway includes one semester (18 units) of prerequisites and four semesters of degree-specific courses combined with general education classes. In addition to regular coursework, students are required to participate in two full-time, eight-week clinical education practicums at the end of semesters three and four. The clinical experiences take place at selected healthcare facilities in Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Napa, and Humboldt counties, and other locations as requested. 

PTA program graduates earn an Associate of Science degree in PTA and qualify to take the national licensure exam.

Up to 24 students are accepted each year based on a lottery drawing of qualified applicants.

For more information email PTA@mendocino.edu.

What is a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)?

PTAs provide physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist (PT). Physical Therapy is a dynamic profession full of variety, activity and human interaction. PTs and PTAs are movement experts who treat a variety of patients to help relieve pain, increase strength and coordination, prevent disability, and restore the basic movements that we take for granted every day by improving balance, posture, strength, flexibility and more.

PTAs are an integral part of the healthcare team and work in a variety of settings including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health, nursing homes, schools, and sports facilities.

Information Meetings

Attend one of our PTA program Info Night meetings via Zoom. RSVP to PTA@mendocino.edu at least one day prior.

Fall Info Night - Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, 6-7 p.m. 

https://mendocino-edu.zoom.us/j/89016677660

Winter Info Night - Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, 6-7 p.m. 

https://mendocino-edu.zoom.us/j/82016941642

Spring Info Night - Monday, April 28, 2025, 6-7 p.m. 

https://mendocino-edu.zoom.us/j/81178208956

Prospective PTA students will learn about program prerequisites, the enrollment process, academic and clinical coursework, and more. 

Program Materials


Here's a short video overview of the Program:

 


PTA Program 2-year Outcome Data

Outcome Measure202220232022-2023
2-year average
Outcome Measure Graduation Rate2022  95%2023  100%2022-2023
2-year average
97.5%
Outcome Measure 1st Time Pass Rate NPTE-PTA2022   77.8%2023  73.3%2022-2023
2-year average
75.5%
Outcome Measure Ultimate Pass Rate NPTE-PTA2022   83.3%2023  93.3%2022-2023
2-year average
88.3%
Outcome Measure Employment Rate2022  100%2023 100%2022-2023
2-year average
100%


Accreditation status

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Mendocino College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 707-467-1057 or email PTA@mendocino.edu

Comments and Concerns

Complaints regarding the program or the program graduates should be first addressed with the PTA Program Director, Sara Bogner, MS DPT, via email sbogner@mendocino.edu or phone (707) 467-1062. Unresolved complaints or complaints about the Program Director should be directed to Christy Smith, Dean of Career Education via email csmith@mendocino.edu or phone (707) 468-3131. No retaliation will occur by either the program or the college due to a complaint being filed.  All complaints will be documented, including the projected outcome, and kept on file at the program facility. Complaints regarding accreditation of this program should be addressed to the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) located at 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia, 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org.