Physical Therapy Assistant at South Plains College

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

South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and approximately 8,880 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.

South Plains College Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

South Plains College Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

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Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at South Plains College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at South Plains College.

South Plains College Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at South Plains College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at South Plains College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. South Plains College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy assistant graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Plains College with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
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 TX, the home state for South Plains College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Physical Therapist Assistants	7,550	$69,890

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.