American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education - (APTA-CAPTE)

CAPTE accredits physical therapist professional education programs offered at the clinical doctoral degree levels by higher education institutions in the United States and internationally. CAPTE also accredits paraprofessional physical therapist assistant technical education programs offered at the associate degree level by higher education institutions in the United States only. (2019)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Mary Romanello, PT, PhD
Director of Accreditation

3030 Potomac Ave
Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of August 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

Filter by First Letter of Program Name
CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Campbell University Physical Therapy
Carl Albert State College Physical Therapist Assistant
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Physical Therapist Assistant
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Physical Therapist Assistant
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Physical Therapist Assistant
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Physical Therapist Assistant
Carroll Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Carroll University Physical Therapy
Casa Loma College Physical Therapist Assistant
Cecil College Physical Therapist Assistant
Central Georgia Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant
Central Methodist University Physical Therapist Assistant
Central Michigan University Physical Therapy
Central Michigan University Physical Therapy
Central New Mexico Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Central Penn College Physical Therapist Assistant
Central Penn College Physical Therapist Assistant
Central Piedmont Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Cerritos College Physical Therapist Assistant
Chapman University Physical Therapy
Charleston Southern University Physical Therapy
Chatham University Physical Therapy
Chattahoochee Technical College - Branch Campus Physical Therapist Assistant
Chattanooga State Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Anne Arundel Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Chippewa Valley Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Physical Therapist Assistant
Clark State College Physical Therapist Assistant
Clarke University Physical Therapy
Clarkson College Physical Therapist Assistant
Clarkson College Physical Therapist Assistant
Clarkson University Physical Therapy
Cleveland State University Physical Therapy
Clovis Community College Physical Therapist Assistant
Colby Community College Physical Therapist Assistant

**Indicates Candidate only

***Indicates Applicant only