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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 415 | 8% | $22,208 |
| 2 | Eastwick College-Ramsey | 124 | 44% | $17,150 |
| 3 | St Catherine University | 94 | 6% | $52,164 |
| 4 | Stanbridge University | 88 | 19% | N/A |
| 5 | New England Institute of Technology | 56 | 5% | $47,792 |
| 6 | Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | 52 | 17% | N/A |
| 7 | Santa Ana College | 51 | 0% | $3,076 |
| 8 | Baker College | 51 | 1% | $21,000 |
| 9 | CBD College | 51 | 16% | N/A |
| 10 | Fox College | 43 | 17% | $17,090 |
| 11 | Maria College of Albany | 42 | 19% | $16,640 |
| 12 | Lorain County Community College | 41 | 2% | $4,544 |
| 13 | Navarro College | 40 | 3% | $18,124 |
| 14 | Sinclair Community College | 38 | 1% | $3,830 |
| 15 | Harcum College | 38 | 9% | $38,395 |
| 16 | Lone Star College System | 37 | 0% | $4,150 |
| 17 | Piedmont Technical College | 37 | 4% | $6,421 |
| 18 | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | 37 | 2% | $15,100 |
| 19 | American Career College-Anaheim | 36 | 7% | N/A |
| 20 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 35 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 21 | Weatherford College | 34 | 3% | $16,237 |
| 22 | Parker University | 34 | 18% | $16,364 |
| 23 | Concorde Career College-Memphis | 34 | 4% | N/A |
| 24 | Goodwin College | 31 | 4% | $33,970 |
| 25 | Tidewater Community College | 31 | 1% | $7,061 |
| 26 | Three Rivers College | 31 | 3% | $16,480 |
| 27 | Howard University | 30 | 2% | $44,651 |
| 28 | Fox Valley Technical College | 30 | 1% | $6,525 |
| 29 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus | 29 | 1% | $23,101 |
| 30 | Bristol Community College | 29 | 2% | $6,776 |
| 31 | Macomb Community College | 29 | 1% | $5,015 |
| 32 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | 29 | 16% | $14,594 |
| 33 | Sacramento City College | 28 | 1% | $2,958 |
| 34 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 28 | 2% | $21,762 |
| 35 | Central Penn College | 27 | 7% | $28,830 |
| 36 | South University-West Palm Beach | 27 | 8% | $18,514 |
| 37 | Lehigh Carbon Community College | 27 | 3% | $6,080 |
| 38 | North Shore Community College | 27 | 2% | $6,384 |
| 39 | University of Southern Indiana | 27 | 1% | $21,081 |
| 40 | Nashville State Community College | 27 | 2% | $5,703 |
| 41 | Suffolk County Community College | 26 | 1% | $7,292 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26 | 2% | $33,152 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 26 | 6% | $33,396 |
| 44 | Stark State College | 25 | 1% | $5,170 |
| 45 | AdventHealth University | 25 | 5% | $25,304 |
| 46 | Community College of Allegheny County | 25 | 1% | $5,815 |
| 47 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 25 | 2% | $5,890 |
| 48 | University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 25 | 5% | $6,262 |
| 49 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 25 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 50 | Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse | 25 | 17% | $30,750 |
| 51 | St Philip's College | 25 | 1% | $4,311 |
| 52 | Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | 25 | 4% | N/A |
| 53 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston | 25 | 4% | N/A |
| 54 | Middle Georgia State University | 25 | 2% | $15,895 |
| 55 | Central Piedmont Community College | 24 | 1% | $4,429 |
| 56 | Greenville Technical College | 24 | 1% | $5,780 |
| 57 | South College | 24 | 6% | $17,873 |
| 58 | Mercy College | 24 | 1% | $38,200 |
| 59 | Lewis and Clark Community College | 24 | 2% | $4,560 |
| 60 | Crowder College | 23 | 2% | $12,587 |
| 61 | State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | 23 | 1% | $4,949 |
| 62 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 23 | 3% | $7,286 |
| 63 | Shawnee State University | 23 | 3% | $23,148 |
| 64 | Southwest Virginia Community College | 23 | 3% | $6,003 |
| 65 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 23 | 1% | $6,504 |
| 66 | Rockland Community College | 23 | 3% | $6,522 |
| 67 | Orange County Community College | 23 | 3% | $7,080 |
| 68 | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | 23 | 2% | $5,404 |
| 69 | Herzing University-Minneapolis | 23 | 18% | $14,000 |
| 70 | Houston Community College | 22 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 71 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | 22 | 0% | $14,589 |
| 72 | Cape Fear Community College | 22 | 1% | $4,348 |
| 73 | South University-Columbia | 22 | 8% | $18,514 |
| 74 | Zane State College | 22 | 4% | $6,756 |
| 75 | Roane State Community College | 22 | 2% | $5,943 |
| 76 | Linn-Benton Community College | 22 | 2% | $5,834 |
| 77 | St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | 22 | 12% | $26,215 |
| 78 | Polk State College | 21 | 1% | $5,366 |
| 79 | Parkland College | 21 | 1% | $6,120 |
| 80 | Pearl River Community College | 21 | 2% | $13,350 |
| 81 | Jamestown Community College | 21 | 3% | $19,350 |
| 82 | Daytona State College | 21 | 1% | $4,304 |
| 83 | Lincoln College of New England-Southington | 21 | 15% | $37,510 |
| 84 | Grand Rapids Community College | 21 | 1% | $4,743 |
| 85 | Owens Community College | 21 | 2% | $6,610 |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango | 21 | 21% | $15,182 |
| 87 | Pima Medical Institute-Denver | 21 | 4% | N/A |
| 88 | Panola College | 20 | 3% | $15,742 |
| 89 | Neosho County Community College | 20 | 2% | $15,792 |
| 90 | University of Charleston | 20 | 3% | $44,700 |
| 91 | Green River College | 20 | 1% | $4,923 |
| 92 | Marion Technical College | 20 | 4% | $5,902 |
| 93 | Delgado Community College | 20 | 1% | $6,079 |
| 94 | Jefferson Community and Technical College | 20 | 0% | $5,328 |
| 95 | Ozarks Technical Community College | 20 | 1% | $4,192 |
| 96 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 20 | 2% | N/A |
| 97 | Washburn University | 20 | 2% | $22,056 |
| 98 | South University-Tampa | 20 | 5% | $18,514 |
| 99 | Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa | 20 | 7% | $19,811 |
| 100 | Virginia College-Richmond | 20 | 10% | $4,480 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Occupational Therapist Assistant program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.