2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Occupational Therapist Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #32 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 45 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,018 associate degrees in occupational therapist assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapist Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

The occupational therapist assistant associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to occupational therapist assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other occupational therapist assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for occupational therapist assistant students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

185 Annual Graduates

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

South College
Knoxville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat South College if you want to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from South College

3

Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to check out Chattahoochee Technical College. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Chattahoochee Technical College

4

Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Augusta Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Augusta Technical College is a small public college located in the midsize city of Augusta.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Augusta Technical College

5

South University, Tampa
Tampa, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

South University, Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the city of Tampa.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from South University, Tampa

6

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Florida State College at Jacksonville

7

Durham Technical Community College
Durham, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Durham Technical Community College

8

Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Charlotte.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Central Piedmont Community College

9

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Northern Virginia Community College

10

Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Jackson, JSCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Jackson State Community College

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Radford University	Radford, VA
12	Bossier Parish Community College	Bossier City, LA
13	Jefferson Community and Technical College	Louisville, KY
14	Wallace State Community College, Hanceville	Hanceville, AL
15	Delgado Community College	New Orleans, LA

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best occupational therapist assistant schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	55
Florida	232	428
North Carolina	231	130
Georgia	217	72
West Virginia	180	23
Tennessee	170	149
Arkansas	161	94
Virginia	158	174
Kentucky	129	44
Louisiana	124	67
Alabama	109	56
South Carolina	105	72

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapist Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Occupational Therapist Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1,637
Physical Therapy Assistant	1,628
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	454
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	136
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	28
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	20
Anesthesiologist Assistant	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	12

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.