2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 96 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 include a school'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 full 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

South College
Knoxville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to check out South College. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from South College

2

Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

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

3

Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant needs to take a look at Roane State Community College. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Roane State Community College

4

Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to check out Nashville State Community College. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Nashville.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Nashville State Community College

5

Concorde Career College - Memphis
Memphis, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Concorde Career College - Memphis is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Memphis.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Concorde Career College - Memphis

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges 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
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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	152
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	72
Medical/Clinical Assistant	53
Anesthesiologist Assistant	8

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.