Physical Therapist Assistant
Mt. Hood Community College
Public · Community college
Study therapeutic exercise, mobility and rehabilitation through classroom, laboratory and clinical learning. Graduates prepare for the PTA examination and practice under a physical therapist's supervision.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review anatomy, physiology and the separate clinical-program application.
Your complete timeline
96–98 credits. Allow separately for prerequisite preparation, selection and the clinical start date.
Plan around the schedule
Campus-based; confirm the current timetable. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Gresham. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Physical Therapist Assistant page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Which preparation, timetable and complete budget apply to my Physical Therapist Assistant plan?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
PTA practice requires the appropriate examination and state license and is supervised by a physical therapist. This is not a physical therapist degree.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
Add program-specific fees, books, tools or supplies, exams, prerequisite study, travel and living expenses to the published base below. Your final cost depends on your course plan and financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
The current catalog lists resident tuition of $132.75 per credit for the first 18 credits in a term. Required fees and course-specific charges are additional. Confirm the applicable academic year and any overload pricing before calculating your bill.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
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Open the cost planner →Exact-program earnings are not separately identified.
Published related-field data; not an exact-program or campus-specific outcome.
Related-field graduate earnings
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate degree
Mt. Hood Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016-2020. This published field group (CIP 51.09) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
- $63,910 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026