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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Due to COVID-19 the observation hours required for the application for June 4, 2021 will not be considered in the overall preference points system. Every applicant for this application period will be given the 4 points assigned for this segment of the application.

Secondary to our current health emergency with COVID-19 most facilities are NOT allowing students to shadow, thus observation hours for Traditional 2021 OTA application will be waived

Thank you for all that you do for our program and the college.

Information Sessions

Attend an information session on Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Schedule

Curriculum Program including Course Descriptions

Occupational Therapy Assistant-Traditional Track
Occupational Therapy Assistant-FlexTrack
Associate in Applied Science
(Minimum of 72-73 semester credits)

Occupational Therapy Assistant Application

Flex Track DEADLINE is November, 2020
Traditional Track will be available in April, 2020

Prospective Occupational Therapy Assistant Student Letter including Graduation, Certification, Licensure, estimated costs, and curriculum pattern.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Estimated Costs

OUTCOMES:

Program results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) can be found online at https://secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Exam results: Upon graduation from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, graduates are eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination for the Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Data for this report was prepared to the ACOTE standard A5.6.

The following results demonstrate the aggregate data for 2017, 2018 and 2019, new graduate test takers (graduated within 12 months of taking the exam) for the 3 most recent calendar years (January-December of 2017, 2018, and 2019):

Number of graduates taking test within first year - 59
Total number passing - 57
Percentage of success – 97%
The following data reflects results for each of the three years:

Year	New Grad Test Takers	Pass	OCCC average	National Average
2017	23	21	91%	91
2018	23	21	91%	91
2019	25	22	88%	89

The total number of graduates from the OCCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program during the 3-year period of 2017-2019 was 76 with an average graduation rate of 93%.

Graduation Year	Student Entering Graduation	Graduation Rate
2017	34/31	91%
2018	30/25	83%
2019	31/27	87%

Please note: All OTA program faculty (full-time and adjunct) maintain current OT licensure with the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. Current copies of each faculty license is kept on file in the division office.