OTAAssociate degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant (AS)
Awards: Associate in Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant
College of the Canyons · Santa Clarita, California
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- On campusCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Not publishedFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
New in-person OTA associate program on the Valencia campus; the inaugural cohort started in 2026 and ACOTE status is candidacy.
- School and department
- College of the Canyons
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Associate in Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Browsing category
- Associate degree · AS
- Professional pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- College of the Canyons
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.
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacyVerified in official record
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: ACOTE directory row: OTA Associate, College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
Published term: Next on-site: 2027/2028
Checked 3 November 2026
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacy StatusStated by the school
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: Associate-degree-level OTA program, as stated by the school
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 timeIn-person classes Tuesday to Friday, 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredBoth Level II fieldwork rotations must be finished within 12 months after the academic preparation.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Santa Clarita, California
- Teaching campus
- Valencia Campus26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Not published
Admissions
- Prior study
- Not published
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- Direct application to the institution
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Next application period February 1 - March 1, 2027
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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration.
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)