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Physical Therapy Philosophy & Mission The Associate of Science Physical Therapist Assistant Program (ASPTA) was developed in order to assist individuals with the desire and academic ability to serve persons in need of rehabilitation services, in the role of Certified Physical Therapist Assistant. By serving individuals with this need in various settings in the community, graduates of the Ivy Tech Northwest ASPTA Program will also be serving the larger community of Northwest Indiana through provision of rehabilitation services. The Program also serves the community through providing the opportunity to pursue the gainful and useful career of physical therapist assistant to individuals in the community with the talent and inclination, regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. Physical Therapy Program Goals The program goal, an extension of the College mission, is to provide students with a quality education, which enables them to be competent physical therapist assistants throughout their careers. The goals are as follows:

Graduate competent students into the community who have adopted professional behaviors representative of a physical therapist assistant.
Assist students in employment placement before and following graduation.
Maintain licensure exam results of graduates, which equal or exceed the national standards.
Provide academic and clinical settings, which stimulate student learning.
Update, revise or modify curriculum as identified by students, faculty, College administrators, community and PT/PTA professionals.
Maintain state of the art equipment and laboratory facilities.
Exemplify and demonstrate the importance of professional membership in the American Physical Therapy Association.
Ensure that equal educational opportunities are available for all students regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or marital status.
Organize and maintain an advisory committee, which consists of persons actively engaged in or supports the practice of physical therapy.

Gary Campus
Dr. James Dye,
Program Chair
Dr. James Dye, Chair

Gary Campus
1440 E 35th Avenue
Gary, IN 46409
(219) 981-4430
Fax: (219) 981-4821 Professional Organization http://www.apta.org/ Accreditation Ivy Tech Community College - Northwest is accredited by the North Central Association of College and Schools and the Indiana Commission on Vocational Technical Education. The Associate of Science Physical Therapist Assistant Program is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.

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