Employer and graduate surveys rate the NCC PTA Program as excellent, particularly citing:  the individual attention the students receive from the faculty, the quality of the faculty, the comprehensive curriculum, proficiencies delineating how to perform each skill, field trips, practice labs, the primary clinical affiliation and the clinical education sites.

The physical plant consists of two fully equipped, 1000-square-foot laboratories, a preparatory room, multiple offices, classrooms and supply rooms. Equipment simulating the current practice of physical therapy is either available on campus or via field trips to a variety of sites. Computer, print and audiovisual resources are plentiful and current.

Physical therapy is a rapidly growing field which is involved with the physical rehabilitation of people who have handicapping conditions, either temporary or permanent, such as athletes with sports injuries, children with cerebral palsy, the elderly, people recovering from fractures and surgery or people in pain. The physical therapist assistant (P.T.A.) works under the supervision of a physical therapist (P.T.). 

A student entering the field should enjoy the sciences, interact well with others, have an interest in working with the disabled and enjoy a physically active job.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Upon successful completion, the student will be eligible for the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree to take the licensing exam and registration by the State of New York as a Physical Therapist Assistant.

There are two laboratories fully equipped with machinery and accessories found in a variety of physical therapy settings. The program is offered during the day only and may be completed in five (5) semesters. Students are admitted in the fall only and must be available for full-time study in the last semester.

The P.T.A. Program has been designed as a career program leading to employment at the end of two years of study. However, after completing a baccalaureate degree at an upper division college or university, students will be eligible to apply for transfer into a doctorate level physical therapy program. Admission is competitive.

Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Faculty

e-mail– laura.gilkes@ncc.edu

To make an appointment for advisement, call the Allied Health Sciences Department at 516.572.9640

For an application, call the Admissions Office at 516.572.7345

Adjunct faculty include:

Physical Therapists:
Kim D’Albora P.T., M.S.,
Kim D’Albora, Colleen Lamb and William O’Keefe are alumni of the NCC PTA Program.

Physical Therapist Assistants:
Maureen Carsten P.T.A., Susan Leach P.T.A and Charlene Knowles P.T.A.
All are alumni of the NCC PTA Program. 

Psychologist:
Jayne Cohodas, Psy.D.