The Allen College Hybrid DPT program offers a unique blend of online and onsite learning developing entry-level physical therapists. The three-year curriculum emphasizes application and clinical reasoning skills through a blended model including online learning and onsite lab immersions, comprehensively preparing students to pass the National Physical Therapy Examination.
Allen College is a health professions college in Waterloo, Iowa, offering training in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Radiography (ASR), Sonography (DCS or DMS), Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and Doctor of Occupational Therapy. The college combines nursing and health sciences career paths with simulation lab experiences and anatomy education using plastinated cadavers in the Van G. Miller Foundation Anatomy Lab. Its affiliation with UnityPoint Health connects students with clinical and employment opportunities across a health system spanning three states. Allen College also offers graduate and doctoral education, including nursing practice, health professions education, and occupational therapy. Programs are supported by academic resources, campus life, student services, and financial aid resources.