Employment rates and Licensure Pass Rates may fluctuate as students achieve employment or take/retake the National Physical Therapy Exam.

Graduation Rate

Year of GraduationYearly Graduation Rate2 Yr Avg Employment Rate
2024100%100%

Employment Rate

Represents PTA graduates who sought employment as a PTA who were employed within 12 months of graduation.

Year of GraduationYearly Graduation Rate2 Yr Avg Employment Rate
202490%90%

Licensure Exam Pass Rate

Year of GraduationYearly 1st Time Pass RateYearly Ultimate Pass Rate2 Yr Ag Ultimate Pass Rate
202477.3%90.9%90.9%

Admissions Rate

SemesterTotal ApplicantsEligible ApplicantsAdmitted into Program
Fall 2024723024
Fall 2023553524
Fall 2022914324

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Est. Tuition*: $
Credits: 69 Hours
Time: 2 Years

*Estimated cost reflects in-state rate and is subject to change

COST OF ATTENDANCE

The cost of attendance is an estimate of the costs a student may have while at Virginia Western.

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ADVISING

healthprofessions@virginiawestern.edu
 Fralin Center HP339
New Students: Chapman Hall
 540-857-6644
Fax: 540-857-6640

Mailing address:
School of Health Professions
3091 Colonial Ave., SW
Roanoke, VA 24015

PROGRAM HEAD

Jordan Tucker, PT, DPT, EdD
Program Director and Assistant Professor, Physical Therapist Assistant

B.S. – Ithaca College, 2004
M.S. – Ithaca College, 2005
DPT – Ithaca College, 2005
EdD – A.T. Still University, 2021

SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Martha Sullivan, Dean