American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education - (APTA-CAPTE)

Programmatic Accrediting Organizations

CAPTE accredits physical therapist professional education programs offered at the clinical doctoral degree levels by higher education institutions in the United States and internationally. CAPTE also accredits paraprofessional physical therapist assistant technical education programs offered at the associate degree level by higher education institutions in the United States only. (2019)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Mary Romanello, PT, PhD
Director of Accreditation

3030 Potomac Ave
Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
United States

Phone
(800) 999-2782, ext. 3241
Fax
(703) 706-3387
Email
[email protected]
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The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of August 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

Filter by First Letter of Program Name
CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Texas Woman's University Physical Therapy
Texas Woman's University Physical Therapy
George Washington University, The Physical Therapy
Ohio State University Physical Therapy
The Pennsylvania State University Physical Therapist Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University Physical Therapist Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University Physical Therapist Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University Physical Therapist Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University Physical Therapist Assistant
The Praxis Institute Physical Therapist Assistant
The Robert Gordon University Physical Therapy
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Physical Therapy
University of Findlay Physical Therapy
University of Findlay Physical Therapy
University of Illinois Chicago Physical Therapy
University of Iowa Physical Therapy
The University of Montana Missoula Physical Therapy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Physical Therapy
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Physical Therapy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Physical Therapy
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Physical Therapy
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Physical Therapy
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Physical Therapy
Victoria College Physical Therapist Assistant
Thomas Jefferson University Physical Therapy
Tidewater Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Touro University California Physical Therapy
Trident Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant
Trine University Physical Therapy
Tulsa Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Tyler Junior College Physical Therapist Assistant
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas Physical Therapist Assistant
Union College Physical Therapist Assistant
SUNY Broome Community College Physical Therapy
University of Alaska Anchorage Physical Therapist Assistant

**Indicates Candidate only

***Indicates Applicant only