Cecil College: Cecil College Celebrates PTA Graduates

Perryville MD

19 May, 2022

1:08 PM

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Press release from Cecil College: 2022-05-18 NORTH EAST, Md. – Cecil College's Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program celebrated the Class of 2022 with a White Coat Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 12, in the Milburn Stone Theatre on the North East Campus. The ceremony will honor 14 students who have completed rigorous course work and clinical training. Highlighting the accomplishments of the Class of 2022, each member took part in Cecil College's accreditation process this past year when the PTA program achieved the distinction of earning a ten-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation and Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). "We set the bar and standards high for our PTA students. We expect them to give 100 percent during the technical portion of the curriculum. In addition, our faculty are dedicated to their success, often spending extraordinary amounts of time with the students to ensure they understand, and can apply, not just memorize, the material," said Director of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program Deanna Smith, PT, MPT. Cecil College launched the program in January of 2015 with a five-year accreditation that included comments to be addressed. Typically, new programs are awarded five-year accreditations until the curriculum, and the outcomes are strong enough for the extended ten-year status. Cecil's PTA program rose to national prominence when 100 percent of the first five groups of graduates passed the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) on their first attempt. These results exceed the national and local averages in exam performance in all subject categories on the NPTE. The students honored during the White Coat Pinning Ceremony include: This press release was produced by Cecil College. The views expressed here are the author's own.