OTAAssociate degree
A.S. in Occupational Therapy Assistant
Awards: Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · San Jose, California
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- 84 weeksFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
Blended full-time OTA associate program with online synchronous classes, on-campus weekend labs and Level II fieldwork; the page states ACOTE candidacy status.
- School and department
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Associate of 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
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
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.
ACOTEAccreditationCandidacyStated by the school
The program has candidacy status. It is not fully accredited.
Scope: ACOTE directory row for Gurnick Academy, San Jose, CA with no degree level printed; matched to the OTA program only through the school page statement
Published term: Next on-site: 2026/2027
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
- HybridPart of the coursework is online and part is on campus. Required campus time is shown.
- Campus attendance
- Campus attendance required
- Teaching mode
- Live and asynchronous
- Study intensity
- Full timeBlended full-time program; 84 approved instructional weeks.
In-person requirements
- Labs · requiredOn-campus lab instruction 2-3 weekends per quarter in quarters 3-5.
- Fieldwork · requiredLevel I fieldwork from quarter 3; two 8-week full-time Level II rotations in quarters 6 and 7.
- Level I fieldwork
- 40 hours across quarters 3-4 and 80 hours in quarter 5
- Level II fieldwork
- Quarters 6 and 7 each include 8 weeks of full-time level 2 fieldwork
- Placement arrangement
- Arranged by the program
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- California
- Teaching campus
- San Jose Campus
- Online enrollment eligibility
- The institution lists: CAEnrollment is available only to students who live in California.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- 84 weeks
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
- Intakes
- Start date March 29, 2027
- Deadlines
- Application deadline Jan 29, 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.
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)