The Physical Therapist Assistant coursework began the fall of 2008 (see important notice). The program is expected to help meet government projections for increased demand for physical therapist assistants in Mohave County over the next 10 years.
The U.S. Dept. of Labor expects a 29 percent increase in physical therapist assistants between 2006 and 2016 as quoted by MCC President Michael Kearns. Mohave Community College's program will educate students who will work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
Graduates can expect to provide care to patients suffering from injury or disease that results in a loss of motion within a joint, pain, wounds, abnormal walking patterns and general debility.
 Associate of Applied Science - Prerequisites are only to score an appropriate assessment placement in English 101 and Math 121, or successful completion of Transitional Math and Transitional English. Applications for the PTA program are accepted every spring for admission the following Fall semester. See course listing link on the right for full course schedule. Students will participate in lab and lecture/classroom activities and clinics where they deal directly with patients. The lab activities incorporate principles learned in the classroom lecture. There is a total of 69 credits to fulfill the requirements of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.
Call Rhonda Schnabl 928.505.3347, or toll free at 866.664.2832 today to find out how MCC can help you increase your quality of life through higher education, or email physicaltherapistassistant@mohave.edu.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Aug.13, 2008 - "Mohave Community College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association ( 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidacy is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation."
Back safety seminar taught by PTA director July 27, 2009 -
Rhonda Schnabl, standing, director of the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Mohave Community College, spoke to about 25 business owners and workers about the human spine and back health on July 23 during a safety seminar sponsored by the Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado River Building Industry Association. The seminar was held at the Quality Inn in Lake Havasu City. For information about MCC’s PTA degree program, talk with an academic advisor on the campus, or go to www.mohave.edu/programs and click on the Allied Health and Physical Therapist Assistant links.
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"With the combination of sports-minded outdoorsmen and women, as well as an aging population in Mohave County, the physical therapy field will see an increased demand." Rhonda Schnabl
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A Career in Physical Therapy
Rhonda Schnabl, MPT, MEd
Director, PTA Program
Lake Havasu City Campus
928.505.3347, or internal College ext. 3347; rschnabl@mohave.edu
Carrie Perkins, PTA Instructor
Lake Havasu City
928.302.5323, or internal College ext. 3523; cperkins@mohave.edu
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Physical therapist assistant class well represented July 8, 2009 -  The physical therapist assistant class of 2010 on Mohave Community College’s Lake Havasu City campus was visited by physical therapist Kay Wing, seated left, chapter president of the Arizona Physical Therapy Association (AzPTA), after the class recently completed its first clinical education experience. Wing’s visit was prompted by the class’s high rate of membership in the AzPTA. She told the class that state student membership averages about 25 percent in PT and PTA programs while the MCC class membership rate is 95 percent. Wing stated, “Your faculty has been effective in role modeling the benefits of membership.” Physical therapist Rhonda Schnabl, middle row far right, director of the MCC program, was appreciative of Wing’s visit and said, “Our hope now is that the Class of 2010 can role model the benefits of membership to the Class of 2011.” The AzPTA is a component of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Perkins elected as delegate to national PTA group June 10, 2009 -  Carrie Perkins, a member of the physical therapist assistant faculty on the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College, has been elected as a Physical Therapist Assistant Caucus delegate at large in the House of Delegates for the American Physical Therapy Association.
Only five physical therapist assistants nationally are elected to the two-year national office. They represent all physical therapist assistants when the House of Delegates convenes to vote. The House of Delegates is the highest decision-making body within the APTA, which is the umbrella group of the PTA Caucus. Read the rest of this post...
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