OTAAssociate degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Awards: Associate in Science – Occupational Therapy Assistant
Kapi‘olani Community College · Honolulu, Hawaii
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance not confirmed
- Duration
- Not publishedFull time
- Tuition
- Not published
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
76-credit selective-admission OTA associate program established in 1973 with faculty-supervised clinical learning experiences; Hawaii residents get priority selection.
- School and department
- Kapi‘olani Community CollegeHealth Sciences
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Associate in Science – 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
- Kapi‘olani Community College
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, Honolulu, HI (ACOTE school directory)
Published term: Last on-site: 2019/2020; Next on-site: 2026/2027; Distance education track offered at the University of Hawaii-Maui College.
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 not confirmed
- Teaching mode
- Teaching mode not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Full time
In-person requirements
In-person requirements (labs, fieldwork, capstone, placements) are not published on the pages we checked. Ask the program before assuming any part is remote.
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Teaching campus
- Kapi‘olani CC (Diamond Head campus)4303 Diamond Head Road
- Online enrollment eligibility
- ACOTE directory notes a distance education track at the University of Hawaii-Maui College (not stated on the program page).
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- 76 credits
Admissions
- Prior study
- Kapi‘olani CC student in good academic standing
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- 2overall GPA of 2.0 or higher at Kapi‘olani CC
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- Direct application to the institutionProgram application during the posted application window
- 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: 83.3% overall; 2021/2023 78.57%; 2022/2024 100%; 2023/2025 71.4%
Cohort: entry/graduation years 2021/2023 to 2023/2025 · Period: since 2023 · Denominator: 47 admitted in original cohorts, 25 graduated on time or within 150% · ACOTE graduation rate algorithm (G1+G2)/(G3-G4) · 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)