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These programs have admitted at least one class of students and have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Candidacy status indicates that a program is making satisfactory progress toward compliance with accreditation criteria, but it does not assure that a program will achieve accreditation. (Note: Date indicates anticipated graduation of first class.)
CALIFORNIA
Chaffey College
Adeel Rizvi, PT, DPT, PhD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5885 Haven Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002
Program Director: 909/652-6677
Adeel.Rizvi@chaffey.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2026
Unitek College
Beata Sapeta, PT, MPT, PhD
Program Chair
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
1111 Howe Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825
Program Director: 916/536-7030
bsapeta@unitekcollege.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
COLORADO
Pikes Peak State College
Joseph M Miller, PT, DSc, OCS, SCS, CSCS
Program Chair
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
5675 South Academy Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Program Director: 719/502-3486
JosephM.Miller@ppcc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2024
GEORGIA
South College-Atlanta Campus
Amy Cornell, PT, tDPT, CEAS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2600 Century Parkway NE
Atlanta, GA 30345-3125
Program Director: 470/322-1224
acornell@south.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025
ILLINOIS
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges- Wabash Valley College
Lisa Hoipkemier, DPT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2200 College Drive
Mt Carmel, IL 62863-2699
Program Director: 618/262-8641
hoipkemierl@iecc.edu
First Class Graduates: 07/2024
MICHIGAN
Wayne County Community College District
Sherry Saggers, PTA , MS, EdD
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Wayne County Community College District
Curtis L. Ivery Health & Wellness Education Center
1001 West Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226-3001
Program Director: 313/496-2758
ssagger1@wcccd.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2025
NORTH CAROLINA
Central Carolina Community College
Tiffany Needham, PTA, MS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
75 Ballentrae Court
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Program Director: 919/545-8652
tneedham@cccc.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2026
OKLAHOMA
Southern Nazarene University
Loren McElroy, DPT, PT
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Broadhurst, Room 203, 6729 NW 39th Expressway
Bethany, OK 73008-2764
Program Director: 405/491-6630
LMartin@mail.snu.edu
First Class Graduates: 12/2024
TEXAS
Collin College
Michael Cox, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Program Director
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
2550 Bending Branch Way
Allen, TX 75013
Program Director: 972/549-6319
mcox@collin.edu
First Class Graduates: 05/2025