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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,420 people earned their degree in physical therapy assistant, making the major the 111th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 276 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 276 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical therapy assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical therapy assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Provo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Pima Medical Institute - Denver is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Medical Institute - Denver Physical Therapy Assistant Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 9 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - Aurora. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Concorde Career College - Aurora is a small private for-profit school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 15 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Concorde Career College - Aurora Physical Therapy Assistant Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Falls College Montana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Great Falls College Montana State University is a small public school situated in Great Falls, Montana. It awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Great Falls College Montana State University Physical Therapy Assistant Report
Arapahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Arapahoe Community College is located in Littleton, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
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Laramie County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Laramie County Community College is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 16 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Carrington College, Boise ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Carrington College, Boise is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Morgan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Fort Morgan, Colorado, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.
Full Morgan Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report
North Idaho College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.
Idaho State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
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College of Southern Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Dixie State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Dixie State College is a fairly large school located in Saint George, Utah that handed out 15 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dixie State University Physical Therapy Assistant Report
Pueblo Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 14 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.
Full College of Western Idaho Physical Therapy Assistant Report
Salt Lake Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
Full Salt Lake Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report
Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Eagle Gate College - Murray ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Murray, Utah, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.
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