Physical Therapy Assistant at South College

Every physical therapy assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical therapy assistant program at South College stacks up to those at other schools.

South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,171.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

South College Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant
• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

South College Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

The physical therapy assistant major at South College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at South College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at South College.

South College Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at South College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at South College are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South College with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

South College Physical Therapy Assistant Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physical therapy assistant bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical physical therapy assistant bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at South College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical therapy assistant at South College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South College with a bachelor's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Occupational Therapist Assistant
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

Careers That Physical Therapy Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for South College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.