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PTA programs in Pennsylvania

2 PTA (physical therapist assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these physical therapist assistant programs, and Pennsylvania has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Physical therapist assistants work under a physical therapist, helping patients move again and manage pain after injuries and illness. Every state requires an associate degree from an accredited program and a license or certification, which takes passing an exam.1 The exam is the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.2

In Pennsylvania, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 2 programs here are PTA (associate degree, 1 program) and physical therapy aide course (1 program).

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How much do PTA programs cost in Pennsylvania?

$1,405 to $12,421

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
12 to 90 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Pennsylvania may also offer PTA programs. How these figures are made

Are there free PTA programs in Pennsylvania?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 2 PTA programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • PTA (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree

    Community College Allegheny County

    Based in Monroeville, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Allegheny County, based in Monroeville, PAPTA (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,421
    Program website, Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree at Community College Allegheny County
    More details about Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree at Community College Allegheny County
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    90 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,650
    Students counted
    60
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,421
    Program website, Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree at Community College Allegheny County

  • Physical therapy aide courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Physical Therapy Aide Technician Hybrid

    Bucks County Community College

    Newtown

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bucks County Community College, NewtownPhysical therapy aide course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,405
    More details about Physical Therapy Aide Technician Hybrid at Bucks County Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $105
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,405

How to pay for PTA programs in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for PTA programs in Pennsylvania

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for PTA programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for PTA programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Pennsylvania

How PTA programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Pennsylvania

Where the Pennsylvania physical therapist assistant program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania physical therapist assistant programs are on this list?

These are the physical therapist assistant programs Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Pennsylvania offers.

How the prices and results of Pennsylvania physical therapist assistant programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about PTA programs in Pennsylvania

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides
  2. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: State Licensure
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List