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How to become a Physical Therapist Assistant in Texas

If you are interested in becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) in Texas (TX) then there could be no better time to get started in your new career. The demand for PTA’s has been steadily on the increase over the last decade. If you wish to work as a PTA in Texas the news is even better given that Physical Therapy Assistants in Texas earn among the highest average salaries at $69,470 per annum – 14% above the national average.

Get started now and reach out to schools to receive information on course curriculum, admissions requirements and tuition.

Listed below are some of the top PTA Schools and related programs near you in Texas.


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Accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in Texas

CollegeMetro Area
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloVisit Website
Austin Community CollegeAustinVisit Website
Blinn CollegeBryanVisit Website
Lone Star College ConroeVisit Website
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiVisit Website
Brightwood CollegeDallas
Concorde Career CollegeDallasVisit Website
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoVisit Website
Western Technical CollegeEl PasoVisit Website
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthVisit Website
Community College of the Air ForceHouston
Houston Community College SystemHoustonVisit Website
Pima Medical InstituteHoustonVisit Website
San Jacinto College SouthHoustonVisit Website
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreVisit Website
Laredo Community CollegeLaredoVisit Website
South Plains CollegeLevellandVisit Website
South Texas CollegeMcAllenVisit Website
Navarro CollegeMidlothianVisit Website
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantVisit Website
Odessa CollegeOdessaVisit Website
South University - AustinRound RockVisit Website
Concorde Career CollegeSan AntonioVisit Website
St Philip's CollegeSan AntonioVisit Website
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerVisit Website
The Victoria CollegeVictoriaVisit Website
McLennan Community CollegeWacoVisit Website
Weatherford CollegeWeatherfordVisit Website
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonVisit Website

There are 29 fully accredited PTA programs in Texas available in schools and colleges throughout the state, including Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin – each offering an Associate Degree in Applied Science.

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National and Texas State Certification Exams

Once you have graduated from an approved accredited PTA degree program in Texas, you will then need to sit both state-level and national certification exams before you can apply for your PTA license in Texas.

The state exam focuses on your assessing your understanding of local laws and regulations as they will apply to and govern your work practices, ethics and environment.

The National Physical Therapy Exams (NPTE) are developed and administered by the US Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) to ensure a minimum standard or knowledge and competence after graduation and before entering into the workplace.

Texas PTA License Requirements

Once you have graduated from an accredited PTA program it is required by Texas law that you obtain a license to work as a physical therapist assistant in the state. The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners regulates the licensing of Physical Therapist Assistants in Texas. You can contact the Board directly using the contact details below:

Address: 333 Guadalupe, Suite 2-510, Austin, TX 78701-3942
Email: info@ptot.texas.gov
Phone: (512) 305-6900
Website:http://www.ptot.texas.gov

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