PTA Program Information

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Program Handbook

Clinical Handbook

Program Cost

Tuition and fees as well as total cost for attending the program
Tuition (CA Residents = $46/unit)
General Education (20 units) $920
Prerequisites (17 units) $782
PTA Program (29.5 units) $1,357
Institutional Fees
Institutional Fees (includes parking, ID badge, etc.) $211
Program Expenses
Complio (tracking, background check, drug screening) $119
APTA Membership (national dues + CA chapter) $103
Malpractice Insurance Varies ($44)
PT Kit $250
BLS for Healthcare Provider $85
Transportation to Clinicals Varies
Textbooks $0
Graduation Pin $15
Post Graduation Licensure Fees
PTBC Licensure Application $300
CA Jurisprudence Assessment Module (CA JAM) $50
Livescan $75
NPTE Exam (FSBPT) $485
NPTE Exam (Prometric) $92

PTA Student Financial Fact Sheet

 

Contact

Dr. Adeel H. Rizvi PT, DPT, PhD

Program Director

Mr. Omar Estrada, PTA, A.S.

Clinical Coordinator/Assistant Professor

 

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Public Notification of Accreditation

Graduation from a physical therapist assistant education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states.

Effective October 31, 2023, ÐÔÊÓ½ç has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (909) 652-7469 or email adeel.rizvi@chaffey.edu 

Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.