2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

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 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 68 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 account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 schools for occupational therapist assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools

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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina

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

Top South Carolina Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to check out Greenville Technical College. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Greenville Technical College

2

South University, Columbia
Columbia, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

South University, Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. South University, Columbia is a small private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Columbia.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from South University, Columbia

3

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Trident Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Trident Technical College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Charleston.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Trident Technical College

4

Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Piedmont Technical College is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Piedmont Technical College is a small public college located in the town of Greenwood.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Piedmont Technical College

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
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

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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	103
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1

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.