Physical Therapy Assistant at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

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

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 students attend the school each year.

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.

NWACC Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

NWACC Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

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Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at NWACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at NWACC are white. Around 83% 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 NorthWest Arkansas 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	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,090	$56,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.