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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Jamestown College will break ground Thursday in Fargo on a new 13,500-square foot facility which will become the future home of the College’s developing Doctor of Physical Therapy program. It will be the College’s first doctoral program and the first to be offered in a new location in order to capitalize on Fargo’s major health care facilities and programs.

The College’s Program Director, Dr. Nancy Nuzzo, is developing the curriculum and hiring faculty with the goal of enrolling the inaugural group of 30 to 36 students in the fall of 2013. Over the next three years, Jamestown College will hire a total of 10 full-time faculty and staff to serve the 100-plus students who will be enrolled in the program.

The new doctoral program will provide a significant opportunity for not only Jamestown College students, but also for graduates of other regional colleges and universities.

In recent years, the medical field has seen a significant increase in the demand for physical therapy services. With a limited number of programs available for aspiring physical therapists, the College will be providing an important new resource in the region.

“In thinking about the need for numerous and diverse clinical opportunities, as well as the recruitment of students, faculty, and staff, we determined this program should be located in a larger metropolitan area,” says Jamestown College President Robert S. Badal. “With no such program currently based in Fargo, it’s the natural location for us.” 

A groundbreaking ceremony will be Thursday at 11am in Fargo. The site is located at 4190 26th Ave. S. in Fargo, just north of the construction site of the new Dakota Medical Foundation building (between 32nd Ave. S. and I-94.)