Founded in 1967, today Anoka Technical College offers more than 35 career programs. The public two-year college funds the tuition of all students. The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is among the college’s associate degree programs in health sciences. An associate degree program, the curriculum includes general education courses, as well as theory and skills building courses like Medical Terminology and Psychosocial Principles & Techniques, among others. Students must obtain CPR certification prior to engaging in required fieldwork seminars in the program’s latter semesters. Anoka Technical College is in Minnesota’s suburban Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Anoka Technical College
1355 West Highway 10
Anoka, MN 55303
763-576-4700
anokatech.edu
Mercy College is a private liberal arts college in Dobbs Ferry, a suburban New York village north of New York City. An Associate in Science in Occupation Therapy Assistant is among the college’s catalog of undergraduate and graduate academic programs. The program’s curriculum consists of general education and professional courses, in addition to two levels of fieldwork study. Typical courses include Medical Conditions and Therapeutic Modalities. While the program can take less than two years to complete for a full-time student, students can also choose to study part time. Mercy additionally features a baccalaureate program in Occupational Therapy for those interested in pursuing further education in the field.
Mercy College
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
800-637-2969
mercy.edu
Madisonville Community College is a public two-year community college in the rural western Kentucky city of the same name. Founded in 1968, today the college is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The college features associate degree, certificate and diploma programs in a variety of allied health science related fields, including an Associate in Applied Science in Occupational Therapist Assistant. Courses include Pediatric Issues in Occupational Therapy and Group Dynamic Occupational Therapy. The program can be completed within 18 months, with required clinical work in the summer semester.
Madisonville Community College
2000 College Dr.
Madisonville, KY 42431
270-821-2250
madisonville.kctcs.edu