Physical Therapist Assistant | Loma Linda University

A Seventh-day Adventist Organization

Physical Therapist Assistant, AS

Answer your Calling. Become a PTA.

Top PTA program in the U.S.
Most affordable PTA program in Southern California among private institutions

Efficient 15-month track
100% Post-graduation employment

Your path begins here

Want to explore our Physical Therapist Assistant, AS program? Request more info and receive program requirement details, career information, and personalized admission guidance. We’ll help you shape your calling into a successful career path.

Excellence in Compassionate Education

Answer your calling in a faith-based setting that values excellence, hands-on training, and compassionate service. We guide students as early as high school through the fastest, most comprehensive path to becoming skilled and caring Physical Therapist Assistants, prepared for success in the workforce and dedicated to serving their communities.

Get the Training You Need

You'll be mentored by expert faculty while gaining real-world training in diverse clinical settings — setting you up for a successful career as a PTA.

Serve at Home and Abroad

Broaden knowledge, develop compassion, and expand your awareness of the great need in our world through community service and mission trips.

Nurture Health and Wholeness

Enjoy weekly chapel services, intramural sports, and healthy foods on campus — just a few of the ways we support student wholeness.

Our Campus

Ours is one of the only faith-based academic health science centers in the U.S.

Our Mission

We strive to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

Your Calling

Professional and spiritual support helps you better answer the call to serve.

Your Career

You graduate ready not only for a career — but for a leadership role in your field.

Quick Facts

Nationally ranked PTA program by collegefactual.com

100%

Board Pass Rate

5:1

student-to-faculty ratio

19%

increase in demand of PTA’s by 2032

Accreditation

Loma Linda University continually meets the rigorous accreditation standards set forth by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA), and WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).