The employment prospect for physical therapist assistants is good. Salary levels are competitive and there is both regional and national demand for PTAs. Career options are varied. Graduates may work in private physical therapists' offices, hospitals, nursing homes, sports medicine clinics, or schools. The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Broome Community College is designed to lead to immediate employment as a skilled health care professional working under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
Some graduates choose instead to go on to further studies.