2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

If you pursue a associate degree in physical therapy assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 103 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

The physical therapy assistant associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality physical therapy assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical therapy assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical therapy assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical therapy assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical therapy assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Therapy Assistant Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Physical Therapy Assistant in South Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant.

Top South Carolina Schools for an Associate in Physical Therapy Assistant

1

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Greenville Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Greenville Technical College

2

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Trident Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Charleston.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Trident Technical College

3

Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Horry-Georgetown Technical College

4

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Midlands Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. MTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of West Columbia.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Midlands Technical College

5

Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

TCL is a small public college located in the city of Beaufort.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Technical College of the Lowcountry

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	90
Florida	232	787
North Carolina	231	184
Georgia	217	99
West Virginia	180	38
Tennessee	170	201
Arkansas	161	91
Virginia	158	206
Kentucky	129	90
Louisiana	124	80
Alabama	109	138

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Physical Therapy Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Physical Therapy Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapist Assistant	68
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.