PTA Program Financial Fact Sheet
PTA Program Outcomes
| Summary Performance for the School by Graduation Year | Summary Performance for All U.S.-Accredited Candidates by Graduation Year | ||||||||
| Graduation Year | Group | Number of Candidates | Number of Passing Candidates | Pass Rate | Mean Scale Score | Confidence Interval of the Mean | Pass Rate | Mean Scale Score | Standard Deviation Scale Score |
| 2022 | First Time | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 641.1 | 10.0 | 81.4% | 650.8 | 58.8 |
| Ultimate | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 641.1 | 10.0 | 86.6% | 653.9 | 55.9 | |
| 2021 | First Time | 14 | 8 | 57.1% | 625.4 | 12.8 | 78.4% | 645.7 | 60.0 |
| Ultimate | 14 | 14 | 100.0% | 640.7 | 10.3 | 90.0% | 652.4 | 54.1 | |
| 2020 | First Time | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 641.9 | 14.4 | 83.3% | 656.6 | 59.7 |
| Ultimate | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 646.3 | 13.6 | 93.3% | 661.9 | 54.5 | |
- Graduation Rates: Employment Rates (6 months after Licensure)
- 2022 NA
- 2021 100%
- 2022 100%
The PTA Department began utilizing the APTA-sponsored Centralized Application System (CAS) for its admission process on March 1, 2021. Applicants may apply between December 1 and May 15 each year. All materials be be submitted by May 15. Please request your transcripts to be sent to PTA CAS and Bishop State Admissions as soon as Spring grades are posted. Transcripts may be requested to be forwarded once grades are finalized. Choose this option when ordering.
Students will also need to apply to Bishop State if they are not actively enrolled at the time of their application to the Program. Bishop State PTA Program's link for application is https://ptacas.liaisoncas.com/...
Applications are no longer accepted by mail or email. All applicants should apply via the PTA CAS and the Bishop State website.
Two steps are required to apply for admission successfully:
1. Complete application to Bishop State Community College (if not already enrolled) at: Bishop State Community College Application Page
2. Complete PTA Program Application at: Bishop State Community College PTA Program Application
If you experience any difficulty with the PTA CAS you will need to contact the WebAdMIT Support Team:
Email: webadmitsupport@liaisonedu.com
Help Center: https://help.liaisonedu.com/Association_User_Help_Center/WebAdMIT
Phone: 857-304-2020
The deadline to submit the Applications is May 15. Volunteer work hours should be submitted via the PTA CAS application. Please request your transcripts be forwarded to PTA CAS and Bishop State Admissions as soon as your Spring grades are posted.
With Respect to code 668.43 (a)(5)(v)
This program has determined that its curriculum meets the state education requirements for licensure in all states, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands secondary to its accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical therapy Education based on the following:
CAPTE accreditation of the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program satisfies state educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thus, graduates of CAPTE-accredited physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education programs are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rice, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. From more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements, refer to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Website at www.fsbpt.org.
Accreditation
Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Bishop State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call Dr. Gail Williamson, PT, DPT, cert. MDT at 251-405-4447 or email gwilliamson@bishop.edu.