PROGRAM OUTCOMES
 

LICENSURE EXAM PASS RATES

	# of Graduates	Exam Passing         Rate
2008 Graduates	16	87%
2009 Graduates	15	94%
No 2010 Graduates due to curriculum change
2011 Graduates	19	100%

Upon completion of the Olympic College Physical Therapist Assistant Program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate occupational skills necessary to obtain employment as a physical therapist assistant. 

2. Function under the supervision of the physical therapist in a safe, legal, ethical and effective manner. 

3. Demonstrate professional behavior and communication skills necessary to effectively interact with clients and family members, members of the health care team, and other professional colleagues.

4. Demonstrate critical problem solving to assist the supervising physical therapist in monitoring and modifying plan of care within the knowledge and limits of practice. 

5. Perform and document physical therapy data collection and interventions safely and efficiently under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist.

6. Demonstrate competence in implementing selected components of interventions identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist.

7. Identify career development and lifelong learning opportunities.