Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology — Associate’s Degree

• Earn an Associate’s Degree in our daytime program in as little as 18 months.
• Becoming an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) means assisting people of all ages, who have varying abilities or handicaps, to become independent in their day-to-day activities.
• Learn to act as part of the rehabilitation team, collecting data needed for the patient’s initial evaluation, carrying out treatment plans, using technology to help people overcome disabilities and designing activities to help people reach their goals.
• In the field, OTA collaborates with a registered Occupational Therapist and works independently with individual clients or groups.
• Work with nationally recognized faculty in a supportive and fun environment.
• Work in traditional medical environments or in any setting where children, adults, or older people need to learn new ways to live satisfying and productive lives.
• After successfully completing coursework and field, you are eligible to sit for the national examination to become a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.
• The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. AOTA’s phone number is (301) 652-AOTA.
• The total number of graduates who passed the certification exam as first-time new graduate test takers in 2004-2006 was 47 out of 50, which is a 94% pass rate. During that three year period, the program had 69 graduates.

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