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PTA programs in Nevada

2 PTA (physical therapist assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these physical therapist assistant programs, and Nevada has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Physical therapist assistants work under a physical therapist, helping patients move again and manage pain after injuries and illness. Every state requires an associate degree from an accredited program and a license or certification, which takes passing an exam.1 The exam is the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.2

In Nevada, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: physical therapy aide course.

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How much do PTA programs cost in Nevada?

$2,145

is the price of each of the 2 programs with a price, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
16 to 39 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Nevada may also offer PTA programs. How these figures are made

Are there free PTA programs in Nevada?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 2 PTA programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Physical therapy aide courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Physical Therapy Aide

    Western Nevada College

    Based in Carson City, NV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nevada College, based in Carson City, NVPhysical therapy aide course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,145
    Program website, Certified Physical Therapy Aide at Western Nevada College
    More details about Certified Physical Therapy Aide at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    39 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,145
    Program website, Certified Physical Therapy Aide at Western Nevada College

  • Physical therapy aide courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Physical Therapy Aide

    Great Basin College

    Based in Elko, NV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Great Basin College, based in Elko, NVPhysical therapy aide course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,145
    Program website, Physical Therapy Aide at Great Basin College
    More details about Physical Therapy Aide at Great Basin College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,145
    Program website, Physical Therapy Aide at Great Basin College

How to pay for PTA programs in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for PTA programs in Nevada

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for PTA programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for PTA programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Nevada

How PTA programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Nevada

Where the Nevada physical therapist assistant program numbers come from

Which Nevada physical therapist assistant programs are on this list?

These are the physical therapist assistant programs Nevada approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Nevada offers.

How the prices and results of Nevada physical therapist assistant programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about PTA programs in Nevada

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides
  2. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: State Licensure
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List