Blinn PTA grads 100% NPTE pass

Blinn College said 16 graduates from its spring 2026 Physical Therapist Assistant program passed the National Physical Therapy Examination on their first attempt, giving the cohort a 100% first-time pass rate. The college said the same graduating class also reached a 100% employment rate after graduation. The results were published by Blinn on September 1 and carried by Brenham-based outlet KWHI on September 2. ### How unusual is a 100% first-attempt pass rate for one PTA class? Sixteen graduates is a small cohort, but a 100% first-attempt pass rate is still a clean outcome on a national licensure exam. Blinn said the result applied to its spring 2026 graduating class in the Physical Therapist Assistant program. Blinn’s own recent disclosures show the program’s outcomes have varied by graduating year. (blinn.edu) In May 2026, the college said its two-year NPTE first-attempt pass rate was 96%, up from 94% in a May 2024 release and 92.5% in a May 2025 report carried by KWHI. ### What exam are these graduates taking? The National Physical Therapy Examination for PTAs is the licensure test used for physical therapist assistant candidates. (blinn.edu) The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy publishes pass-rate reports by program, including PTA programs nationwide. Blinn’s program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, according to the college’s accreditation page. (blinn.edu) The college lists the program under an Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assistant. ### What else did Blinn say about this graduating class? Kelsey Maki, the program director, said the results reflected “the quality of Blinn’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program and the dedication of our students.” Blinn said the spring 2026 graduates also maintained the program’s 100% employment record dating to 2019. (fsbpt.org) A May 2026 college release tied those outcomes to hands-on training in Blinn’s health sciences simulation center and clinical rotations completed before graduation. (blinn.edu) That earlier release, issued before the new exam results, said the program had a 96% two-year first-attempt pass rate and a 100% employment rate since 2019. ### Why do pass rates matter to applicants comparing programs? (blinn.edu) Licensure pass rates are one of the few standardized outcome measures applicants can compare across PTA programs. The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy publishes program-by-program NPTE pass-rate tables, allowing prospective students to review first-attempt and ultimate pass rates alongside graduate counts. (blinn.edu) Blinn’s own marketing materials make that comparison explicit. The college’s PTA page says prospective students look for programs with high national certification exam pass rates and strong employment outcomes, and recent Blinn releases have repeatedly paired exam performance with job placement data. ### What should readers watch next? The next concrete checkpoint for applicants is the next cycle of published NPTE program data and Blinn’s subsequent graduating-class updates. (fsbpt.org) The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy maintains the national PTA pass-rate database, while Blinn posts program outcomes, accreditation information and graduate updates on its PTA and news pages. (blinn.edu)