ATTENTION! Close Alert Box Oklahoma City Community College, including the Family and Community Education Center and the Capitol Hill Center, will open on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. All classes and activities will resume as normal.

Employees who cannot reasonably return to work tomorrow should contact their supervisors, if possible.  OCCC has generous leave policies that may be used to take additional days off work, if necessary.

Due to far reaching effects of the recent tornado that damaged Newcastle, Moore and the south Oklahoma City metro, Oklahoma City Community College has extended the deadline by which faculty must turn in final grades. OCCC faculty were asked to have grades turned in by noon today, but some may have been unable to meet this deadline. This could result in delay to grades being posted. Students that have questions about their grades should contact the Office of the Registrar at 405-682-7512.

Students who have missed an intersession class are urged to contact their professors about any absences due to the damage resulting from the recent tornado and the closing of the campus.

Additionally, the college will be flexible with students who are enrolled for the summer intersession that started on May 20, 2013. Students who are now unable to attend intersession should contact the Office of the Registrar at 405-682-7512.

Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician

Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician Degrees from Oklahoma City Community College

Become an Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician through this OCCC Cooperative Alliance program.

Prosthetics technician at workStudying to become an Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician through Oklahoma City Community College’s Cooperative Alliance with Francis Tuttle Technology Center gives you the opportunity to work with patients with limb loss, fracture and other orthopedic injuries and diseases.

An associate degree in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician program will lead you directly into the job market. In this position, technicians manufacture braces and artificial limbs according to the specific needs of patients. This involves learning clinical and technical processes to meet those needs.

You must first apply for the program at Francis Tuttle Technology Center. Since the program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs and the National Commission of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education, you’ll be eligible to take the national registry examinations for technicians by the American Board for Certification and go right to work.

< Previous | Next >

Prosthetics technician at workIn your Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician classes taught at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, you’ll learn:

  • To design, fit and manufacture orthopedic braces
  • To design, fit and manufacture artificial limbs
  • The application of clinical and technical processes to meet patient goals of function and mobility

At Oklahoma City Community College, you’ll take core academic classes in English, math, history and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

< Previous | Next >

Prosthetics technician at workOrthotic and Prosthetic Technician Degrees at Oklahoma City Community College

With OCCC’s Cooperative Alliance Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician program, you could earn:

These programs offer you the opportunity to immediately enter the work force upon graduating with your degree or certificate. The degree program takes a little longer and includes general education classes, while the certificate programs takes less time since no general education classes are required.

First, you should:

  • Apply for admission to the program through Francis Tuttle Technology Center
  • Take your Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician courses at Francis Tuttle Technology Center
  • Complete all your general education requirements at OCCC, if you are pursuing the associate degree program

< Previous | Next >

Prosthetics technician at workIn addition to your general education requirements, you’ll take these Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician classes:

  • Orthotic and Prosthetic Equipment and Materials
  • Lower Limb Orthotics
  • Technical Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Spinal Orthotics
  • Upper Limb Orthotics
  • Clinical Orthotics
  • Transtibial Prosthetics
  • Transradial and Transhumeral Prosthetics
  • Transfemoral Prosthetics
  • Advanced Transtibial Prosthetics
  • Clinical Prosthetics

Visit OCCC’s online course catalog for full details on Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician classes and more information about Cooperative Alliance programs.

 

< Previous | Next >

Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician Faculty

Since your core courses in Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician are offered at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, you’ll learn from the faculty at those institutions.

< Previous | Next >

Prosthetics technician at workCareers as an Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician

In addition to manufacturing laboratories, many orthotics and prosthetic technicians work in health and personal care stores, public and private hospitals, professional and commercial equipment and supplies wholesalers or consumer goods rental centers.

 

 

 

< Previous | Next >

Promotional image