2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Ranked #32 in popularity, occupational therapist assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 305 associate degrees in occupational therapist assistant to qualified students.

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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different 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 complete 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Occupational Therapist Assistant in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant.

Top Florida 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 one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

South University, Tampa
Tampa, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

South University, Tampa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the large city of Tampa, South University, Tampa is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from South University, Tampa

3

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to take a look at Florida State College at Jacksonville. FSCJ is a very large public college located in the city of Jacksonville.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Florida State College at Jacksonville

4

Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Daytona State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Daytona State College is a large public college located in the small city of Daytona Beach.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Daytona State College

5

AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from AdventHealth University

6

Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Polk State is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Winter Haven.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Polk State College

7

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota
Bradenton, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Bradenton.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota

8

Concorde Career Institute - Miramar
Miramar, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miramar.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Concorde Career Institute - Miramar

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	55
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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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Occupational Therapist Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	562
Medical/Clinical Assistant	398
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	271

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.