Sacramento CityCollege Physical Therapist Assistant Program

ProgramOutcomesand Statistics

SCC PTAGraduateNPTAE pass rates
TheNationalPhysicalTherapistAssistantExamination(NPTAE)createdundertheauspicesoftheFederationofState
BoardsofPhysicalTherapy( usedbymoststatesasoneoftherequirementsforlicensure.
Graduationyear / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015
First timepass rate / 79% / 75% / 85% / 78% / 100%
Ultimatepass rate for
graduatingclass / 92% / 89% / 90% / 82% / 100%
Class entering in: / Enterin
2010 (graduate in 2012) / Enterin 2011
(graduatein2013) / Enterin
2012 (graduate in 2014) / Enterin
2013 (graduate in 2015) / Enter in 2014 (graduate in 2016)
Numberofapplicants / 93 / 130 / 161 / 175 / 176
Numberofstudents who
enrolled / 30 / 30 / 30 / 28 / 28
Numberofgraduates / 29 / 21 / 29 / 20 / TBD
Graduationrate / 97%
(within
150% expected time) / 70%
(within150%
expectedtime) / 97%
(within
150% expected time) / 71%
(within 150% expected time) / TBD
Ethnicity ofgraduates
African-American / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
AmericanIndian/Alaskan / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Asian/PacificIslander / 3 / 3 / 4 / 3
Hispanic/Latino / 2 / 2 / 4 / 3
White / 19 / 12 / 19 / 12
Other/unknown / 4 / 3 / 2 / 2
Age
Averageage / 37 / 33 / 33 / 34
AgeRange / 22-64 / 20-57 / 23-52 / 25-56
Genderofgraduates
Men / 8 / 9 / 14 / 7
Women / 21 / 12 / 15 / 13
Priordegreeofgraduates
AA/AS / 5 / 2 / 3 / 5
BA/BS / 10 / 11 / 8 / 8
Advanced degree / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Homelocation
60 miles from Sacramento / 20% / 28% / 37% / 20%
EmploymentofGraduates
To thebest ofourknowledge, 100%ofgraduatesin recent cohorts haveobtained employment as physical therapist assistants within 6 months ofpassingtheNPTE for PTA’s (licensureexam).
Job announcements areposted onlinethrough the CaliforniaPhysical Therapy Association website andothersources. Students often find employment in settings wheretheyhavecompleted clinical affiliations.Inaddition theprogram regularly forwards job announcements to recentgraduates via email distribution lists.
Types ofemploymentSettings ofPTA Graduates(surveys of 2012-2014grads)
AcuteCare / ~7%
Outpatient Settings / ~35%
HomeHealth / ~3%
Skilled Nursing / ~50%
Rehabilitation / ~5%
Pediatric/ School / 0%
Other / 0%

Clinical Education

Theprogram has a clinical education agreement (contract)with300 sites. Themajorityofsites arein Northern California,especiallythegreaterSacramento area. Not all sites accept students eachyear.

Ofthe clinical instructorswho worked with students from SCCin 2014-2015 44% wereCredentialed ClinicalInstructors and 9%held sometypeof certification of advanced clinical skill.

Theprogram has arangeof clinical sites to providestudents with inpatient and outpatient experience. Thevarietyofclinical sites is approximatelyas follows:

•Outpatient 50%

•AcuteCare19%

•Skilled Nursing16 %

•AcuteCarewith Outpatient 6%

•Rehabilitation 3%

•PediatricInpatient 3%

•PediatricOutpatient 3%

•Sports 2%

•HomeHealth 1%