Physical Therapy Assistant at Southwestern Community College

What traits are you looking for in a physical therapy assistant school? To help you decide if Southwestern Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical therapy assistant program.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,259.

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.

Southwestern Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Southwestern Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

55% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Southwestern Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 73% 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 Southwestern Community College with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,850	$60,190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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