
TRAIN FOR A CAREER AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
- Build skills through hands-on patient care experience
- Earn your PTA degree with our 2-year program
- Prepare to sit for the NPTE-PTA exam in Florida
Take the First Step
Toward Your Future
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Explore a High-Demand Role in Healthcare
Open the door to a rewarding career in healthcare as a physical therapist assistant. Through hands-on patient care experience, students will learn how to provide pain relief and restore mobility under clinical supervision. Start your journey at The River today and gain the skills to assist patients confidently on their road to recovery.
Move Forward With a PTA Degree
Our 2-year Physical Therapist Assistant degree will prepare you to take the National Physical Therapist Assistant Exam (NPTE-PTA). Earn your PTA license and go on to perform rehabilitation work in hospitals, physical therapy offices, skilled nursing facilities, and home healthcare settings.

With The River, You Can:
- Prepare to sit for the National Physical Therapist Assistant Exam (NPTE-PTA) exam in Florida
- Gain personal, leadership, and career skills needed by healthcare workers through our active chapter of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)
- Fill an essential role in hospitals, physical therapy offices, skilled nursing facilities, and home healthcare settings


Where Real Life
Meets Real Support
The River is a public state college in the heart of Florida’s Treasure Coast. For over 60 years, we’ve helped students build skills, gain real-world training, and access support that helps them move forward.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER BEGINS TODAY
It’s never too late to move forward.
Let’s take the next step together.



