Do you have a passion for health and fitness? 

Have you experienced professional physical therapy? 

Have you seen how PT is growing everywhere? 

Do you want to be part of it? 

Consider training to be a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) at Fox College! 

Bringing Back Physical, Mental, and Social Health 

PTAs are licensed clinicians working under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist.  PTAs usually work with a patient to implement the treatment plan, collect data, and provide feedback to the physical therapist.  Patients are able to overcome barriers and regain their active lives! 

Do you realize some of the many ways people benefit from physical therapy? 

Boosting health, wellness, and fitness for both body and mind

Recovering from injury to get back in the game 

Improving chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, depression, and even some cancers

Avoiding opiods and pharmaceutical drugs and risks of abuse, depression, overdose, and withdrawal 

Avoiding surgery with all of surgery's costs and risks 

What Does it Take to Be a PTA? 

Being a PTA requires a passion for health and fitness, as you will be working toward it every day. 

Being a PTA requires interpersonal skills, as you work directly with the patients, who can be all ages, from children to the elderly. 

Being a PTA requires empathy and patience and a positive attitude, as the road ahead can seem long. 

Do you love health and fitness?  Do you have a positive attitude? Do you want to share those with others? And do it as a career? 

Can you see yourself as a PTA? 

Our Program

To be a PTA, you need formal training from a school like Fox College. 

Why consider Fox's CAPTE-accredited program? 

1. We are part of a small college, in a close-knit community. 
2. Our Tinley Park location is close to most of Chicagoland, and our parking is free. 
3. Our faculty are full-time, so they are there to help you on your journey. 
4. Our program is only 18 months long, including 4 months of clinicals.  
5. There are no prerequisites. 
6. You will be taking hands-on PTA classes from Day 1. 
7. Our on-site gym simulates real-world settings. 
8. Your clinical practicums will give you practice and experience in a real-world setting. 
9. Our CAPTE accreditation qualifies you to take the NPTE exam. 
10. We provide real career services to help you find the job you want. 

To see the essential functions you will need to perform in the program, please click to view the Essential Functions In the Physical Therapist Assistant Program.

Content areas include anatomy, physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, neuroscience, clinicial pathology, behavioral sciences, communication, and ethics/values.  Specific course descriptions and other information may be found in our academic catalog. 

Careers

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects demand for physical therapist assistants to grow 16 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations. ³  Demand for physical therapy is expected to increase in response to the health needs of an aging population, particularly the large baby-boomer generation.  

The Fox College commitment continues after graduation, when our career services assistance will help you find the right job! 

Most PTAs work in hospitals or outpatient physical therapy practices.  Others work in home health, schools, and skilled nursing or long-term care facilities.  

Through their careers, many PTAs pursue specialties in areas such as acute care, cardiovascular/pulmonary, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and wound management. 

Accreditation  

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Fox College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomoc Ave, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 708-444-4519 or email kkulinski@foxcollege.edu In order to be eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant, an individual must graduate from a program accredited by CAPTE and pass the National Physical Therapist Examination (NPTE). 

Program Outcomes

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