Physical Therapy Assistant

Certificate (2-4 Years)CIP 51.0806

at Mountwest Community and Technical College in Huntington, WV

22.17 - Below AveragePublicAccredited

Program Details

Duration

About 2 years

IPEDS 2023

Completers

IPEDS 2023

Median Earnings (1yr)

$35,603

College Scorecard 2023

Outcomes

Median Earnings (1 Year)

$35,603

College Scorecard 2023

Outcomes data from College Scorecard (2023). Earnings figures represent median values for program completers.

How This Program Compares

First-year graduate earnings vs. Medical Assisting programs in West Virginia

$35,60318% above average

Benchmark: $30,056 — average of 8 comparable programs

College Scorecard 2023

National median wage — Medical Assisting

$42,000

Across all experience levels in this field

BLS

Projected job growth — Medical Assisting

+13%

National outlook for this field

BLS

About This Program

The Physical Therapy Assistant certificate (2–4 year) at Mountwest Community and Technical College is offered by this public institution in Huntington, West Virginia. In the physical therapy technology and assistant field (CIP 51.0806), this program prepares students to assist licensed physical therapists in patient care, rehabilitation exercises, and therapeutic procedures across clinical settings.

Students can expect coursework in anatomy, kinesiology, therapeutic techniques, and supervised clinical practice. Mountwest Community and Technical College also offers programs in Network and System Administration/Administrator, Biomedical Technology/Technician, Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician, Welding Technology/Welder, and Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, providing a broad range of technical and health-related credentials.

CIP 51.0806 — Physical Therapy Assistant

Category: Medical Assisting

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