Occupational Therapist Assistant

Certificate (2-4 Years)CIP 51.0803

at Northwood Technical College in Rice Lake, WI

50.17 - AveragePublicAccredited

Program Details

Duration

About 2 years

IPEDS 2023

Completers

IPEDS 2023

Median Earnings (1yr)

$23,818

College Scorecard 2023

Outcomes

Median Earnings (1 Year)

$23,818

College Scorecard 2023

Outcomes data from College Scorecard (2023). Earnings figures represent median values for program completers.

How This Program Compares

First-year graduate earnings vs. Medical Assisting programs in Wisconsin

$23,81836% below average

Benchmark: $37,419 — average of 14 comparable programs

College Scorecard 2023

National median wage — Medical Assisting

$42,000

Across all experience levels in this field

BLS

Projected job growth — Medical Assisting

+13%

National outlook for this field

BLS

About This Program

Occupational Therapist Assistant is a two- to four-year certificate program offered at Northwood Technical College, a public institution in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The program trains students to assist occupational therapists in helping patients develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills following illness or injury.

This program is part of the allied health and medical assisting services field (CIP 51.0803). Students at Northwood Technical College may also be interested in related programs such as Welding Technology/Welder; Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications; Computer Support Specialist; Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General; and Automation Engineer Technology/Technician. The occupational therapist assistant program typically includes supervised clinical fieldwork in addition to coursework in therapeutic techniques, anatomy, and patient care.

CIP 51.0803 — Occupational Therapist Assistant

Category: Medical Assisting

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