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College that works for those who want to work to help others.
Physical therapy is a health profession that involves direct care of individuals who experience temporary or permanent disability due to pain, injury, disease or birth defects. Working under the supervision of a physical therapist, the physical therapist assistant helps people improve their mobility and level of function through the use of exercise, manual therapy and assistive technologies.
Job opportunities may be found in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, outpatient offices, sports medicine clinics, schools and home health agencies.
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A Career In Physical Therapy (Courtesy of APTA)
Physical Therapist Assistant– degree program
Physical Therapist Assistant 1 + 1 program
Greenville Tech's PTA program is based at Greenville Tech's beautiful Greer Campus, and consists of 32 credit hours of general education courses as part of Phase I, which may be completed on a full-time or part-time basis, or transferred in from other colleges. Phase II consists of 46 credit hours of physical therapist assistant technical/professional courses. These can be completed over four consecutive semesters full-time or six "extended-track" semesters at the Greer Campus, Florence Darlington Technical College or Aiken Technical College. 
Students who are interested in Greenville Tech's Physical Therapist Assistant program must attend a Career Talk session prior to enrolling. Students interested in attending classes at Florence Darlington Technical College can find that Career Talk schedule here.
The Physical Therapist Assistant curriculum consists of academic courses as well as 14 total weeks of full-time clinical affiliations.
Need more information? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Application Deadline
In order to enroll for fall classes at Greenville Technical College, the application and application fee must be received by August 1. Any student submitting an application after this deadline will not be eligible to enroll for Fall Semester, but will be encouraged to complete the enrollment process by testing, filing the FAFSA, attending orientation, and registering for classes, in order to enroll in January for Spring Semester.
Accreditation
Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Greenville Technical College is accredited by
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.
Accreditation documentation (pdf)
Links to Professional Organizations