OTAAssociate degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Awards: Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) in Occupational Therapy
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas · Ashdown, Arkansas
- Pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Coursework
- HybridCampus attendance required
- Duration
- Not published
- Tuition
- Not published
Occupational therapy assistant education
About this program
Associate of Applied Science for occupational therapy assistants, limited to 15-18 students a year, with a special application period.
- School and department
- Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasMedical Education Division
Award and pathway
- Exact official award
- Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) in Occupational Therapy
- Browsing category
- Associate degree · AAS
- Professional pathway
- Occupational therapy assistant education
- Award status
- Credit-bearing academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding institution
- Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
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, Ashdown AR, as listed in the ACOTE directory
Published term: Next on-site: 2028/2029 (Last on-site: 2018/2019)
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
- Teaching mode not confirmed
- Study intensity
- Not published
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
- De Queen, Arkansas
- Teaching campus
- Ashdown campus (Medical Education Division)1411 N. Constitution Avenue
- Online enrollment eligibility
- Accepted students complete a mandatory online orientation module (8 weeks) before on-campus classes begin.
- 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
- TEASMinimum TEAS score of 60 for admission to the OTA, PTA, TRN and LPN programs
- Application route
- Direct application to the institutionDeadline as published: Application Period December 1st - March 1st
- 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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, application deadline, study intensity.
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)