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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in the Plains States Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physical Therapy Assistant is the 111th most popular major in the country with 6,499 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 493 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 474 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in physical therapy assistant. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical therapy assistant.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Labette Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Parsons, Kansas, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at Labette Community College

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Clarkson College
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region. Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Clarkson College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. SLCHC is a small school located in Fenton, Missouri that handed out 9 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region. Colby Community College is located in Colby, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Colby Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

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Concorde Career Colleges
Kansas City, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Concorde Career Colleges did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Concorde Career Colleges is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 11 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CMU CLAS Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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With a ranking of #8, State Technical College of Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. State Technical College of Missouri is a small school located in Linn, Missouri that handed out 22 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full STC Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Lake Superior College
Duluth, Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. LSC is a small public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 38 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at LSC

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Hawkeye Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at Hawkeye Community College

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Herzing University - Minneapolis
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Herzing University - Minneapolis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Herzing University - Minneapolis

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Jefferson College
Hillsboro, Missouri

Jefferson College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. JeffCo is a small school located in Hillsboro, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Jefferson College

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Mineral Area College
Park Hills, Missouri

Mineral Area College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. MAC is a small public school situated in Park Hills, Missouri. It awarded 8 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

Full MAC Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus

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Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, South Dakota

With a ranking of #15, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Watertown, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at LATI

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Kansas City Kansas Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Kansas City, Kansas, and it awarded 28 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at Kansas City Kansas Community College

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With a ranking of #17, Mercy College of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at Mercy College of Health Sciences

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Missouri Western State University

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With a ranking of #19, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school situated in Hutchinson, Kansas. It awarded 26 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Hutchinson Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Saint Louis Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bridgeton, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Louis Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

With a ranking of #21, St Catherine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 16 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at St Catherine University

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With a ranking of #22, North Iowa Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mason City, Iowa, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2021-2022.

Full North Iowa Area Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Southeast Community College Area did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Southeast Community College Area is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Therapy Assistant at Southeast Community College Area

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With a ranking of #24, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northeast Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas

Washburn University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 19 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Washburn University

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