Build the skills you need to assist physical therapists and make a direct positive impact on your patients’ quality of life. Start working toward your future as a PTA today.
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Physical Therapist
Assistant
at South College
in Atlanta
Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assistant
South College Atlanta
Program Information
Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assistant
Through both classroom and in-the-field clinical training, you’ll develop the skills to assist physical therapists in delivering treatment plans that help patients from athletes to military veterans regain function, strength, and control.
Through both classroom and in-the-field clinical training, you’ll develop the skills to assist physical therapists in delivering treatment plans that help patients from athletes to military veterans regain function, strength, and control.
Develop essential skills in:
- Professional communication
- Documentation and medical records
- Patient management
- Patient rehabilitation techniques
- Therapeutic exercise and muscle testing
South College
Atlanta, Georgia
Located just off 1-85 near Clairmont Road, the South College Atlanta campus facility is the heart of a learning community dedicated to personal and professional growth. With labs, classrooms, and other resources, it’s a welcoming and convenient place to start pursuing your goals. Students at our Atlanta campus can pursue career services support. Our team can help you learn to improve your job-searching abilities or polish your resume-writing and interviewing skills.
South College
Accreditation
South College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award degrees at the doctorate, educational specialist, master’s, baccalaureate, and associate levels. South College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of South College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
Effective October 31, 2023, South College – Atlanta Campus has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (470) 322-1224 or email acornell@south.edu.
Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.
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