UC Clermont's Physical Therapist Assistant Program Receives 10-year Accreditation

UC Clermont College’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program has received a 10-year nod for full programmatic accreditation.

The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education announced that the UC Clermont College PTA Program fulfilled sufficient requirements to achieve this status and is reaffirmed for accreditation, with a series of progress notes due next year.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program was first accredited through the University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health in 1987. The program was transferred to UC Clermont College in November 2009. The PTA program is a two-year applied associate degree program for the college. It has most recently hired an academic clinical coordinator, Carolyn Shisler, PT and a half-time annual adjunct, June Owens, PT. Since the transition, the program has consistently maintained very high retention, state licensure pass rates and employment rates.

“The accreditation site visiting team spent more than two days reviewing every aspect of our operation. The four members were impressed by the caliber of our students and graduates, plus the community support, such as adjunct professors and advisory board leadership,” said Associate Professor/Educator Sam Coppoletti, Physical Therapist Assistant Program Coordinator.

For more information about the Physical Therapy Assistant Program, visit the website

http://www.ucclermont.edu/academics/academic-departments/science-health/s-h-degree-programs/physical-therapist-assistant.html

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UC Clermont College is located in the center of Clermont County on 91 beautiful wooded acres in Batavia Township.  The college is an accredited, open-access college offering more than 50 programs, associate degrees and a bachelor degree. UC East, a Clermont County expansion in the former Ford plant in Batavia Township, opened in the fall of 2010. It is home to UC Clermont's Allied Health programs. The college is part of the nationally recognized University of Cincinnati. For more information, call 513-732-5200 or visit www.ucclermont.edu