Bryant Alarcon Completes DPT Program

2021 May 24

On May 20, New York Institute of Technology's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program recognized members of the Class of 2021 with a hooding ceremony.

Bryant Alarcon was among those hooded. Hooding ceremonies are a rite of passage celebrating the completion of students' training as they graduate and pursue careers as physical therapists.

New York Tech's physical therapy program began as a bachelor's degree program in 1998, with the institution graduating its first class of Doctors of Physical Therapy in 2003. In addition to exceptional board exam pass rates, the program also now boasts an impressive 100 percent three-year employment rate. Graduates have been employed by Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health, NYU Winthrop Hospital, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, among other noteworthy employers.