Occupational Therapist Assistant

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of occupational therapists, to direct patient participation in skill-enhancing, learning, and motivational tasks; correct or diminish pathologies; and to provide direct health education and promotion services. Includes instruction in human life span development, occupational therapy principles and practice skills, treatment planning and implementation, record-keeping and documentation, patient education and intervention, activity and program direction, and assistive services management.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 217 institutions across the United States, with a total of 10942 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

3,575

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Other Awards

7,295

awards given

Top Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistant

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	555
2	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	342
3	Stanbridge University Irvine, CA	279
4	CBD College Los Angeles, CA	219
5	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	213
6	Pima Medical Institute-Mesa Mesa, AZ	162
7	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL	159
8	Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ	144
9	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	132
10	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	123
11	Fox College Tinley Park, IL	114
12	Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso, TX	102
13	Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX	102
14	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	99
15	Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver, CO	96
16	Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK	93
17	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	90
18	Maria College of Albany Albany, NY	90
19	Stark State College North Canton, OH	87
20	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC	87
21	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	84
22	American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA	84
23	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	78
24	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	78
25	Parker University Dallas, TX	78
26	Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper, UT	75
27	Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN	75
28	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	72
29	Concorde Career Institute-Miramar Miramar, FL	72
30	AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	72
31	Panola College Carthage, TX	69
32	Goodwin University East Hartford, CT	69
33	City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL	69
34	Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC	69
35	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	66
36	Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX	66
37	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	66
38	St Philip's College San Antonio, TX	66
39	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA	66
40	Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell, NM	63
41	Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY	63
42	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	63
43	Central Penn College Summerdale, PA	60
44	Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis, TN	60
45	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	60
46	Navarro College Corsicana, TX	60
47	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	57
48	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	57
49	Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH	57
50	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA	57
51	Crowder College Neosho, MO	57
52	St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO	57
53	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH	54
54	Macomb Community College Warren, MI	54
55	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI	54
56	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE	54
57	Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA	54
58	Weatherford College Weatherford, TX	54
59	GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ	54
60	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	54
61	Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY	54
62	Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA	54
63	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC	54
64	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA	54
65	Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH	54
66	Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR	54
67	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC	54
68	Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC	54
69	Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO	54
70	South College Knoxville, TN	54
71	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	51
72	Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC	51
73	Orange County Community College Middletown, NY	51
74	Rockland Community College Suffern, NY	51
75	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	51
76	Clovis Community College Fresno, CA	51
77	Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN	48
78	Baptist Health College Little Rock Little Rock, AR	48
79	Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA	48
80	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC	48
81	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA	48
82	Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ	48
83	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	48
84	Zane State College Zanesville, OH	48
85	Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC	48
86	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	48
87	Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA	48
88	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR	48
89	Parkland College Champaign, IL	48
90	Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS	48
91	University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR	48
92	Houston Community College Houston, TX	48
93	Roane State Community College Harriman, TN	45
94	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	45
95	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	45
96	Washburn University Topeka, KS	45
97	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO	45
98	Huertas College Caguas, PR	45
99	Green River College Auburn, WA	45
100	Pitt Community College Winterville, NC	45