PTA program has 100% pass rate for fourth straight year

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program at Northeast Texas Community†College recently learned that its graduating class of 2011 had a 100% pass rate on the†first attempt for its state licensure exams. According to program director†Nancy Wilson, this is the fourth year in a row that the program has had all†students pass on the first try.

?Typically, you will see a 100% pass rate of a graduating class every 5-8†years. I can honestly say that no other PTA school in Texas has accomplished something like this,? Wilson said.

The PTA program at NTCC is a competitive, 17-month program that prepares†students for a career as a state licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. For†more information about the program - including career tracks, admissions†criteria, etc. - visit www.ntcc.edu/pta or call 903-434-8124.

Pictured are the 2011 PTA graduates. Front row (from left) is:†Emma Maples from Naples; Kendra Nottingham from Rockwall; Kamie James from Cooper; Charity Needham from Cunningham; Carol Bass from Winnsboro; Rachel Phosay from Bogata; Mellissa George from Rockwall; †and Nicole Martinez from Mt. Pleasant. Back row (from left) is:†Jessica Worley from Mt. Pleasant; John Westmoreland from Mesquite; Darin Powell from Wake Village; Brand Lancaster from Paris; David Evans from Hooks; and Ashley Day from Deport