KCC Stories: PTA student Casie Parker stayed positive through challenging times

KCC PTA student Casie Parker.

Physical Therapist Assistant student Casie Parker sums up her journey at Kellogg Community College as one of staying positive through challenging times, an appropriate summary given that her interest in PTA began with a devastating injury in high school. Parker,… Continue Reading

Application deadline for KCC’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program is March 1

PTA Program students work with other students on stretching in the PTA Lab.

The deadline to apply for Kellogg Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program is Wednesday, March 1. KCC’s PTA Program prepares graduates for certification to become licensed PTAs who work under the direction of a physical therapist to provide therapy… Continue Reading

PTA professor receives AMBUCS PTA of the Year Award

KCC PTA professor B.J. Simmons with National AMBUCS President Jack Bellware.

Kellogg Community College Physical Therapist Assistant professor Barbara “B.J.” Simmons has received the first-ever Physical Therapist Assistant of the Year Award from Battle Creek AMBUCS, a local chapter of the nonprofit service organization dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people… Continue Reading