2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you pursue a associate degree in occupational therapist assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #32 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapist assistant students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 415 associate degrees in occupational therapist assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapist Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of occupational therapist assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality occupational therapist assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on occupational therapist assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of occupational therapist assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized occupational therapist assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for occupational therapist assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools

The occupational therapist assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Santa Ana College if you want to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. SAC is a very large public college located in the city of Santa Ana.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Santa Ana College

2

Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Lake Washington Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Lake Washington Institute of Technology

3

Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Linn-Benton Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. LBCC is a small public college located in the small city of Albany.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Linn-Benton Community College

4

Green River College
Auburn, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to look into Green River College. GRC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Auburn.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Green River College

5

Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

Stanbridge is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of Irvine.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Stanbridge University

6

Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, PMI Las Vegas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas

7

CBD College
Los Angeles, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Annual Graduates

Community Based Education and Development is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from CBD College

8

American Career College - Anaheim
Anaheim, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Anaheim, American Career College - Anaheim is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from American Career College - Anaheim

9

Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos
San Marcos, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, PMI San Marcos is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos

10

Platt College - Anaheim
Anaheim, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Platt College - Anaheim is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Anaheim.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Platt College - Anaheim

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best occupational therapist assistant schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	233
Washington	288	80
Oregon	260	24
Nevada	185	31
Hawaii	79	8

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Occupational Therapist Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Occupational Therapist Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Occupational Therapist Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1,041
Physical Therapy Assistant	822
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	185
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	144
Anesthesiologist Assistant	23
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	18
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.