The Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Jefferson College is an Associate of Applied Science Degree Program.  It consists of 14-16 credit hours of prerequisite courses; 19 credit hours of general education courses and 49 credit hours of OTA classroom instruction, labs, and fieldwork practicum.

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Career Information:
• Consider Becoming an OTA
• Why I Chose Occupational Therapy
• Life on the Job as an OTA
• A Look at the Job Market
• Salaries and Job Opportunities

Program Information Links:
• Accreditation/Professional Organizations
• Admission Requirements
• Program Readiness Checklist
• Core Duties/Skills
• Abilities/Work Activities
• Curriculum Sequence
• Tuition and Fees
• Financial Aid
• Scholarship Sources

The Jefferson College occupational therapy assistant program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Developing Program Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA. Once accreditation of the program has been obtained, its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. 

If you have any questions, call the Health Occupations Department at 636-481-3466.

This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.