AACC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program is administered by the Chesapeake Area Consortium for Higher Education (CACHE), which includes Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), Chesapeake College and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM). Students complete the general education requirements at AACC as well as their Physical Therapist Assistant classes. Clinical practice rotations are completed at local service areas when possible.
Students who complete the two-year, five-term program receive an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree and are eligible to take the National Licensing Examination for Physical Therapist Assistants.
Learn more about the Physical Therapist Assistant program.
Patricia Brady, director
410-777-7036
pabrady@aacc.edu
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Loraine Frey, academic coordinator
410-777-7043
lbfrey@aacc.edu
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Linda Johnson, clinical education academic coordinator
410-777-7391
ljjohnson@aacc.edu
HLSB 360B
The CACHE Physical Therapist Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.
100%
Employment rate among graduates.
$50,000
Median salary of a PTA according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job outlook is expected to grow much faster than the average.
1,375
Square feet of lab practice area in the new state-of-the-art learning space that opened in 2021. That's nearly double the previous lab space.
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Loraine Frey, a practicing physical therapist for most of her career, wanted to get into teaching to help students follow their own passion for physical therapy.
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