OTAAssociate degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant A.S. Degree
Awards: Associate in Science, Occupational Therapy Assistant
Sacramento City College · Sacramento, California
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Four semesters and two summer sessionsPart time
- Tuition
- $46 per credit hour, other fee category, 2026-27
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
Cohort-based associate degree preparing students for OTA employment, delivered as a hybrid of online learning and in-person evening and weekend classes.
- School and department
- Sacramento City College
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
- Sacramento City 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, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
Published term: Next on-site: 2030/2031
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
- Part timeAllied Health and OTA courses are offered Monday through Thursday in the evening and on Saturdays; fieldwork is scheduled during weekday business hours.
In-person requirements
- Fieldwork · requiredTwo required full-time fieldwork experiences in the final two semesters.
- Level II fieldwork
- Two required full-time fieldwork experiences of 320 hours each in the final two semesters
- Placement arrangement
- Placement arrangement not confirmed
- Fieldwork locations
- Not confirmed. We do not assume local placements.
Where: four different places
- Institution headquarters
- Sacramento, California
- Teaching campus
- Sacramento City College3835 Freeport Boulevard
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Not confirmed. An online program of a university in one state is not automatically available in every state.
- Fieldwork location
- Not confirmed
Duration and credits
- Duration
- Four semesters and two summer sessions
Admissions
- Prior study
- Not published
- Prior professional credential
- Not stated
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- Observation hours
- Not published
- Admission tests
- Not published
- Application route
- Not confirmed
- 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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program units per-unit fee (residency basis not stated; publication notes it is based on current Los Rios tuition)Tuition · mandatory | $46per credit hour, 2026-27 | Other fee category | 3 November 2026Source |
Published outcomes
Reported by the program, with cohort, reporting period and denominator. Figures from different programs, years or definitions are not comparable.
graduation rate: 86%
Cohort: 2023-2025 entering cohorts · Period: 3-year period 2023-2025 · Denominator: 84 entering / 72 graduating · Source
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)