OTAAssociate degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Awards: Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate of Applied Science
Arkansas Tech University · Ozark, Arkansas
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Not publishedFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
Associate of Applied Science for entry-level occupational therapy assistants, delivered in person with 28 hours of platform general education and 43 hours of OTA technical coursework.
- School and department
- Arkansas Tech University
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate of Applied Science
- Browsing category
- Associate degree · AAS
- Professional pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Arkansas Tech University
Accreditation
As recorded by the accreditor, with the exact program and locations covered. A degree alone does not grant a license, and admission does not guarantee certification eligibility.
ACOTEAccreditationAccreditationVerified in official record
Scope: OTA associate program, Ozark AR, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2031/2032 (Last on-site: 2024/2025)
Checked 3 November 2026
Institutional accreditation
Higher Learning CommissionAccreditationAccredited by the Higher Learning CommissionStated by the school
Scope: Institution
Checked 3 November 2026
Accreditation, NBCOT certification and state licensure explained
Delivery, attendance and in-person requirements
Online coursework does not mean no in-person activity. Coursework delivery, campus attendance and practical requirements are separate facts.
- Coursework delivery
- On campusCoursework is taught at the listed campus.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredFieldwork under supervision of a fieldwork instructor, up to 40 hours per week.
- Labs · requiredLaboratory activities on real and simulated patients.
- Level II fieldwork
- Up to 40 hours per week under a fieldwork instructor
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Russellville, Arkansas
- Teaching campus
- ATU-Ozark Campus1700 Helberg Ln
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 71 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Prerequisite courses completed with grade C or better before the program
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 2.52.5 GPA or higher for prerequisite courses
- Observation hours
- 8Under the supervision of an OT or OTA
- Admission tests
- TEASTEAS composite score minimum 63%
- Prerequisite courses
- Human Anatomical Structures I and II
- Medical Terminology
- Introduction to Computers
- Composition I and II
- Quantitative Literacy
- Introduction to Physical Science or Introduction to Biological Science
- General Psychology
- Application materials
- One-page essay
- Current First Aid and CPR certification
- Observation hours form
- Application route
- Direct application to the institutionDeadline as published: OTA program application deadline March 1; applications accepted October 1 to March 1
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Costs
US dollars as the school publishes them. Each fee keeps its basis (per credit, per term, per year, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the school for current tuition, fees and other mandatory costs.
Published outcomes
Reported by the program, with cohort, reporting period and denominator. Figures from different programs, years or definitions are not comparable.
graduation rate: 94% (50 graduates of 53 entering)
Cohort: 2023-2025 · Period: 3-year period 2023-2025 · Denominator: 53 students entering · Graduation rates are based on academic year · Source
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 3 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 3 November 2026)