Rehabilitative Health Programs Information Sheet
PTA Program Information Sheet
- Institution
- Accrediting Agency of College
- Administrative Hierarchy
- Program Mailing Address
- Accrediting Agency of Program
- Curriculum Design Characteristics
- Faculty and Staff
- Acceptance and Matriculation
- Graduate Performance Data
Institution
Administration/Academic AffairsCommunity College of Rhode Island
400 East Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 825-2188
Accrediting Agency of College:
New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE)
Accredited January 1st, 2019
Administrative Hierarchy
- President: Meghan Hughes, PhD
- Vice President of Academic Affairs: Rosemary A. Costigan, PhD, RN
- Interim Dean of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences: Suzanne Carr, PhD, RN
- Assistant Dean of Allied Health: Denise Garrow-Pruitt
Program Mailing Address
Physical Therapist Assistant ProgramCommunity College of Rhode Island
Newport County Campus
1 John H. Chafee Boulevard
Newport, RI 02840
*If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please email [email protected].*
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at the Community College of Rhode Island is accredited by
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Telephone: (703) 706-3245
Website: http://www.capteonline.org
Email: [email protected]
Initial Accreditation: May 12, 1993
Last Accreditation: October 25, 2017
Degree Awarded: Associate in Applied Science
Program Director: Martha Vigneault, PT, DPT, MS, MEd, CEEAA
Curriculum Design Characteristics
- Integrated Two-Year
- Length of Program: 6 semesters
- Total Number of Credit Hours in General Education Courses: 27
- Total Number of Credit Hours in Technical Education Courses including Clinical Education: 43
- Total Number of Contact Hours of Clinical Education: 720
- Current enrollment in each class of the program (Fall 2019)
- Freshmen: 23
- Sophomores: 22
Faculty and Staff
Core Faculty
- Martha Vigneault Interim Program Director & Clinic Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty
- Toni Spirito
Guest Lecturers
- Kristin Brown
- Ann Marie Dupre
- Sara Everhart Skeels
- Joshua James
- Don LeVine
- Colleen McGloin
- Amy Simmons
Lab Manager
- Toni Spirito
Acceptance and Matriculation
Class of 2017
- 65 Applicants
- 29 Offered Acceptance
- 24 Accepted
- 24 In the Cohort
Class of 2018
- 73 Applicants
- 27 Offered Acceptance
- 21 Accepted
- 21 In the Cohort
Class of 2019
- 65 Applicants
- 26 Offered Acceptance
- 24 Accepted
- 21 In the Cohort
Class of 2020
- 53 Applicants
- 26 Offered Acceptance
- 24 Accepted
- 20 In the Cohort
Graduate Performance Data
| Rate | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Rate in Expected Time frame | 87% (20/23) |
79% (15/19) |
86% (19/22) |
87.5% (21/24) |
84% (16/19) |
91% (21/23) |
90.9% (20/22) |
| Graduation Rate in 150% Expected Time | 96% (22/23) | 79% (15/19) | 95% (21/22) | 96% (23/24) | 95% (18/19) | 91% (21/23) | |
| NPTE Pass Rate Ultimate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94.4% | 95.5% | 84.2% |
| NPTE Pass Rate First Time | 100% | 94.7% | 100% | 83.3% | 86.4% | 79% | |
| Employment Rate | 94% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | |
| Employment rate is calculated from Graduate Survey Data, Institutional Research Data, and social media discussion. It is based on the number of graduates who passed the NPTE and were actively seeking employment as PTAs. | |||||||
| Rate | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Rate 150% | 87.5% | 87% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 93% | 91.5% |
| Pass Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97.2% | 94.9% | 89.8% |
| Employment Rate | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96.5% |
Contact Information
Denise Garrow-Pruitt
Assistant Dean of Allied Health
Flanagan Campus
2140
[email protected]
Tel: 401-333-7442
Martha Vigneault, PT, DPT, MS, MEd, CEEAA
Physical Therapist Assistant
Interim Program Director
PTA Clinic Coordinator
Rehabilitative Health Department
[email protected]
Tel: 401-851-1684
For more information about the program contact:
Deborah Watson, M.Ed.
Associate Director- Enrollment Services
[email protected]
Tel: 401-851-1637
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