In Colorado an estimated 107 students graduate from physical therapy assistant schools every year. Colorado has 4 physical therapy assistant schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying physical therapy assisting. Yearly tuition at physical therapy assistant schools in Colorado for a degree in physical therapy assisting is $2,469 per year.
Colorado's largest physical therapy assistant school, which is located in Pueblo, is Pueblo Community College. Approximately 49 students graduated with a physical therapy assisting degree from Pueblo Community College in 2009, which is 46% of the total state physical therapy assisting graduates for that year. In 2009, tuition at Pueblo Community College, was approximately $2,749 per year.
A majority of those with a degree in physical therapy assisting choose to become physical therapy assistants. The job outlook for physical therapy assistants in Colorado is good. There are currently an estimated 700 physical therapy assistants working in Colorado. And the government projects that this number will increase by 32%, or to 930 physical therapy assistants by the year 2018.
If you work as a physical therapy assistant in Colorado, your yearly salary can range from less than $27,343 to more than $56,638. In Colorado, physical therapy assistants make an average of $41,239 per year.
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Arapahoe Community College
Address:
5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado 80160-9002
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Pueblo Community College
Address:
900 West Orman Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81004-1499
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Address:
920 Barlow Road, Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Pima Medical Institute
Address:
7475 Dakin St Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80221
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate