{"id":5728,"date":"2026-03-26T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:11:42","slug":"ssc-physical-therapist-assistant-program-helps-students-stretch-and-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/ssc-physical-therapist-assistant-program-helps-students-stretch-and-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"SSC Physical Therapist Assistant Program Helps Students Stretch and Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo, pictured, from left, Director of Clinical Instruction Dr. Alexus Thomas and PTA student Paitlyn Edmondson of Shawnee guide SSC student Caleb Hines of Edmond through a series of stretches.\" class=\"wp-image-5729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines-788x563.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Edmondson-and-Hines.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seminole State College\u2019s Physical Therapist Assistant Program hosted \u201cGet Stretched\u201d on March 25, giving students an opportunity to learn about physical therapy techniques and guided stretching from PTA students and faculty. Pictured, from left, Director of Clinical Instruction Dr. Alexus Thomas and PTA student Paitlyn Edmondson of Shawnee guide SSC student Caleb Hines of Edmond through a series of stretches. SSC\u2019s PTA program is housed at the Gordon Cooper Technology Center campus in Shawnee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo, SSC PTA students Diana Baiz, left, and Lacy Howell, right, both of Shawnee, sell walking tacos during a campus fundraiser on March 25.\" class=\"wp-image-5730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell-788x563.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Baiz-and-Howell.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SSC PTA students Diana Baiz, left, and Lacy Howell, right, both of Shawnee, sell walking tacos during a campus fundraiser on March 25. The PTA program is currently accepting applications for new students. Graduates of the program have achieved a 100% job placement rate for the past six years, and the average salary for physical therapist assistants is $62,150, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College\u2019s Physical Therapist Assistant Program hosted \u201cGet Stretched\u201d on March 25, giving students an opportunity to learn about physical therapy techniques and guided stretching from PTA students and faculty. Pictured, from left, Director of Clinical Instruction Dr. Alexus Thomas and PTA student Paitlyn Edmondson of Shawnee guide SSC student Caleb Hines of Edmond &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/ssc-physical-therapist-assistant-program-helps-students-stretch-and-learn\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SSC Physical Therapist Assistant Program Helps Students Stretch and Learn<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,87],"tags":[197,179],"class_list":["post-5728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-academics","category-news","tag-march-2026","tag-pta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5731,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728\/revisions\/5731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}