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

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

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
Milwaukee Career College Physical Therapist Assistant
Mineral Area College Physical Therapist Assistant
Misericordia University Physical Therapy
Missouri State University Physical Therapy
Missouri Western State University Physical Therapist Assistant
Mohave Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Montgomery College Physical Therapist Assistant
Montgomery County Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Morgan Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Morton College Physical Therapist Assistant
Charles Stewart Mott Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Mount Aloysius College Physical Therapist Assistant
Mount St. Joseph University Physical Therapy
Mount Wachusett Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Mountwest Community & Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant
Mt. Hood Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Murray State College Physical Therapist Assistant
Nash Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Nassau Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
CT State Community College - Naugatuck Valley Campus Physical Therapist Assistant
Navarro College Physical Therapist Assistant
Nazareth University Physical Therapy
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health Physical Therapist Assistant
Neumann University Physical Therapy
New England Institute of Technology Physical Therapist Assistant
New River Community and Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant
New York Institute of Technology Physical Therapy
New York Medical College Physical Therapy
New York University Physical Therapy
Niagara County Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
North Central State College Physical Therapist Assistant
North Iowa Area Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
North Shore Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Northeast Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Northeast Texas Community College Physical Therapist Assistant

**Indicates Candidate only

***Indicates Applicant only