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PTA programs in Utah

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

3 schools offer these physical therapist assistant programs, and Utah 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 Utah, 2 of the 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 3 programs here are PTA (associate degree, 2 programs) and physical therapy aide course (1 program).

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How much do PTA programs cost in Utah?

Two-year degrees (2 programs)
$9,673 to $21,395all 2 with a price
Other physical therapist assistant programs (1 program)
$3,299the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Are there free PTA programs in Utah?

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

All 3 PTA programs in Utah approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Physical therapy aide courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Physical Therapy Technician Assistant

    Career Step

    Based in Lehi, UT

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Career Step, based in Lehi, UTPhysical therapy aide courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,299
    More details about Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Career Step
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    41
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,299

  • PTA (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Physical Therapy Technician Assistant

    Utah Tech University, St George Campus

    St. George

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Utah Tech University, St George Campus, St. GeorgePTA (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$21,395
    School website, Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Utah Tech University, St George Campus
    More details about Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Utah Tech University, St George Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    75 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    178
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $21,395
    School website, Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Utah Tech University, St George Campus

  • PTA (associate degree)OnlineEducation and courses

    Physical Therapy Technician Assistant

    Salt Lake Community College, All Locations

    Based in Salt Lake City, UT

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Salt Lake Community College, All Locations, based in Salt Lake City, UTPTA (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,673
    School website, Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations
    More details about Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    56 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,158
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,673
    School website, Physical Therapy Technician Assistant at Salt Lake Community College, All Locations

How to pay for PTA programs in Utah

WIOA funding can pay for PTA programs in Utah

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 Utah

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

Where the Utah physical therapist assistant program numbers come from

Which Utah physical therapist assistant programs are on this list?

These are the physical therapist assistant programs Utah 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 Utah offers.

How the prices and results of Utah 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 Utah figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Utah: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about PTA programs in Utah

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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