Occupational Therapist Assistant
at Southwestern Community College in Sylva, NC
Program Details
Duration
About 2 years
Completers
8
Median Earnings (1yr)
$42,374
Outcomes
Median Earnings (1 Year)
$42,374
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 North Carolina
Benchmark: $35,771 — average of 16 comparable programs
National median wage — Medical Assisting
$42,000
Across all experience levels in this field
Projected job growth — Medical Assisting
+13%
National outlook for this field
About This Program
The Occupational Therapist Assistant certificate program at Southwestern Community College is a two- to four-year certificate offered by this public institution in Sylva, North Carolina. The program prepares students to assist licensed occupational therapists in delivering therapeutic services to individuals with physical, developmental, or mental health conditions, under CIP code 51.0803 in the health professions field.
This program is part of Southwestern Community College's health sciences offerings. The college also provides vocational training in Culinary Arts/Chef Training, Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, and Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians at the certificate level. Students in the occupational therapist assistant program can expect coursework and fieldwork in therapeutic techniques, activity analysis, documentation, and working with diverse patient populations across clinical and community settings.
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