Pearl River Community College Physical Therapy Assistant program . All rights reserved. It is accredited by the Commission of Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association. Those successfully completing the program graduate with an Associate of Applied Science Degree.
Graduates are eligible to take the state licensing examination.
The PTA Program was recognized as the 1997 Adult Vocational and Technical Education Program by the Mississippi Office of Vocational and Technical Education. Hattiesburg is also home to the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey College . The PTA is an allied health professional employed The 1997 H.E.A.D.W.A.E. student honoree was a PTA Program sophomore.