Program Outcomes & Data

The Olympic College Physical Therapist Assistant OCPTA Program has high success rates in the percentage of students who graduate from the program, pass licensing exams and quickly gain employment. The college keeps annual statistics on:

Student program acceptance rates
Graduation rates
Licensing exam pass rates
Post-graduation employment

Learn more about how this six-quarter degree program will benefit you!

Program Outcomes

Year of Graduation	Number of Graduates	Licensure Exam NPTE Pass Rate	2 Year NPTE Avg. Pass Rate	2 Year NPTE Avg. 1st Attempt Pass Rate	% of Graduates Employed in First Year	2 Year Avg. Employment Rate
2023	13	100%	100%	92%	100%	100%
2022	13	100%	95%	78%	100%	100%
2021	19	89%	95%	84%	100%	100%
2020	22	100%	100%	95%	100%	100%
2019	18	100%	100%	92%	100%	100%
2018	15	100%	100%	97%	100%	100%
2017	22	100%	100%	92%	100%	100%
2016	17	100%	98%	92%	100%	100%
2015	23	96%	98%	87%	100%	100%
2014	17	100%	98%	83%	100%	100%
2013	20	95%	98%		100%	100%
2012	14	100%	100%		100%	100%
2011	19	100%	100%		100%	100%

Costs & Statistics

Projected Tuition & Fees

Student Costs
	Year 1	Year 2	Total
Annual Tuition In-State Student	$5,649	$3,031	$8,680
Annual Tuition Out-of-State Student	$13,276	$6,871	$20,147
Annual Institutional Fees*	$360	$180	$540
Other Expected Costs or program related expenses**	$1,754	$383	$2,137
Total Expected Costs for Students Graduating this year***	$7,763	$3,594	$11,357

Acceptance & Graduation Rates

Graduation Year	Qualified Applicants	Applicants Accepted	Avg. Factoring Score of Accepted Applicants	Graduates	Graduation Rate	Avg. Graduation Rate - Past Two Years
2024	25	17	3.35
2023	31	20	3.50	13	72%	75%
2022	26	19	3.35	13	77%	83%
2021	26	24	6.75	19	95%	89%
2020	30	24	7.33	19	83%	86%
2019	26	24	7.83	21	88%	92%
2018	26	19	7.68	15	94%	93%
2017	41	24	8.83	21	91%	83%
2016	39	24	6.71	17	74%	83%
2015	37	24	8.04	22	92%	85%
2014	45	24	8.44	17	77%	82%
2013	35	24	7.46	20	86%	84%
2012	24	24	6.33	15	78%	82%
2011	30	24	7.39	19	86%	86%
2009	29	21	7.27	16	86%	87%
2008	33	26	6.85	16	88%	n/a

ESSENTIAL SKILLS YOU'LL ACQUIRE

Communication Skills

Process and communicate information effectively and in a timely manner in the English language
Comprehend written material in the English language at a level required for safe and effective patient care
Effectively communicate information in the English language in a succinct yet comprehensive manner regarding status and safety of patients including written or dictated patient assessments
Effectively communicate in the English language with instructors, patients/families and other health care providers
Recognize, interpret and respond to nonverbal behavior
Demonstrate ability to listen effectively

Critical Thinking

Collect, document, interpret and analyze written, verbal and observed data regarding patients
Prioritize multiple tasks, integrate information and make effective decisions
Act safely and ethically in physical therapy settings
Recognize the difference between facts and opinions
Exercise good judgment in classroom, lab and clinical/professional settings

Interpersonal Skills

Establish productive working relationships
Foster cooperative relationships with classmates, instructors, health care providers, patients and their families
Ability to work with lab partners, patients and others under stressful conditions, including but not limited to medically or emotionally unstable individuals and situations requiring rapid adaptations or emergency interventions
Appropriate maturity, emotional stability and empathy to establish effective and harmonious relationships in diverse settings
Apply conflict management and group problem solving strategies
Demonstrate professional behavior in classroom, lab and clinical settings including but not limited to appropriate personal hygiene, timeliness, preparation and concentration

Motor Skills

Ability to sit for long periods of time, including up to 4 hours
Ability to stand for long periods of time, including up to 6 hours
Adjust and position patients and equipment, including bending or stooping to floor level and reaching above head height
Move and position patients and equipment, including the ability to lift, carry, pull and guide weights up to 50 pounds
Assist in patient care including standing, kneeling, sitting or walking for 60 minutes or longer without rest
Demonstrate ability to manipulate physical therapy equipment, including finger dexterity
Perform CPR without assistance

Sensory Skills

Ability to observe and respond to patient responses including facial expressions, movement patterns, verbal responses and reaction to environment
Ability to assess safety factors involving patient care and physical environment and ability to take measures necessary to assure a safe environment
Ability to respond to equipment alarms, call bells and timers
Ability to effectively monitor blood pressure and breath sounds
Tactile ability to palpate pulse and detect abnormalities of skin texture, skin temperature, muscle tone, tissue texture and joint movement