Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

If you want the power to positively impact lives, you’ve come to the right place. Our Occupational Therapy Assistant A.A.S. degree delivers the know-how you need to become a vital member of a health care team. Discover how you can bring independence into the lives of patients.

Pass the national certification exam and qualify to work with children, adults, and the elderly. LCCC can help you land a rewarding career in a school system, long-term care center, hospital, personal care, group home, rehabilitation department, early intervention or inpatient/outpatient mental health settings.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant program prepares graduates for employment as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA). The OTA works under the direction of an Occupational Therapist providing services to patients and individuals to enhance independent functioning. The OTA plans and implements programs to restore, reinforce, and improve activities of daily living such as: Eating, dressing, writing, learning, work, play and leisure through meaningful activity, health promotion, and the use of adaptive equipment.

Each semester Occupational Therapy Assistant students participate in a clinical fieldwork experience. The student has the opportunity to work with patients in a variety of healthcare settings including: long-term care facilities, home health care agencies, rehabilitation centers, acute care hospitals, schools, psychiatric facilities, as well as nontraditional settings such as retirement homes, group homes, and community agencies.