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Wytheville Community College

Physical Therapy Assistant. (51.0806)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Physical Therapist Assistant
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 510806

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1986
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20302613
2020-21332716
2021-22272311
2022-23242111
2023-2424207

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.0654$ 2,953




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1912113
2019-2012113
2020-2115116
2021-2210111
2022-239211
Five Year Summary58664
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years010164260064



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)14666%$37,388$50,586$61,006
2013-14 (8 years)12665%$35,926$49,314$61,524
2016-17 (5 years)7165%$40,874$50,410$58,044
2018-19 (3 years)7260%$35,210$49,212$60,735
2020-21 (18 months)7168%$27,585$41,580$49,911



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182129.2%$ 5,601$ 11,083$ 12,334$ 19,788
2014-15 to 2018-191926.4%$ 6,410$ 10,885$ 11,953$ 17,576
2015-16 to 2019-202130.4%$ 6,643$ 10,885$ 13,828$ 19,788
2016-17 to 2020-212535.2%$ 8,544$ 13,670$ 16,721$ 21,872
2017-18 to 2021-222130.4%$ 13,237$ 15,000$ 19,574$ 26,200
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182129.2%$ 5,601$ 11,083$ 12,672$ 19,788
2014-15 to 2018-191926.4%$ 6,410$ 10,885$ 12,326$ 17,576
2015-16 to 2019-202130.4%$ 6,643$ 10,885$ 14,382$ 19,788
2016-17 to 2020-212535.2%$ 8,544$ 13,670$ 16,903$ 21,872
2017-18 to 2021-222130.4%$ 13,237$ 15,000$ 19,791$ 26,200


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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