Opened in 1946, Bay State College is a private career college in Boston, Massachusetts. The college’s modest academic catalog includes undergraduate degree programs in areas like business administration and fashion merchandising. Bay State’s Associate in Science in Physical Therapist Assistant program combines apt academic and clinical training necessary for licensure and practice as a physical therapy assistant or aide. The program’s two-year curriculum includes professional courses like Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Intervention and Kinesiology, in addition to general education requirements in English, literature and behavioral science. Students matriculated into Bay State’s physical therapist assistant program also engage in fieldwork experience through three required clinical education courses.
Bay State College
122 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02116
617-217-9000
baystate.edu
Finlandia University is a private liberal arts institution in the rural northern Michigan city of Hancock. Founded in 1896, Finlandia was originally known as Suomi College. The university features an Associate in Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assistant, housed within the College of Health Sciences. Students matriculated into the program can choose between a two-year accelerated course of study, or the college’s suggested three-year track. Courses such as Therapeutic Exercise, Functional Anatomy and Neurologic Rehabilitation are included in the program’s curriculum. Students participate in fieldwork through the program’s clinical education courses, which are specially designed to expose students to patient issues and needs unique to the rural American setting.
Finlandia University
601 Quincy St.
Hancock, MI 49930
906-487-7274
finlandia.edu
Carl Albert State College is a public community college in rural eastern Oklahoma. Founded in 1933, the college was formally known as Poteau Community College. Today Carl Albert State features associate degree and certificates in several academic divisions, including health sciences. The college offers an Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assistant within the Division of Health Sciences. Students must complete general education requirements prior to matriculating into the program. The two-year program’s curriculum includes courses like Rehabilitation, Physical Disabilities and Therapeutic Exercise, among others. Students must also complete three clinical experience courses as part of program requirements.
Carl Albert State College
1507 South McKenna
Poteau, OK 74953
918-647-1200
carlalbert.edu