2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of occupational therapist assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 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 school'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 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

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 Virginia.

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

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

Top Virginia Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northern Virginia Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Annandale.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Radford University
Radford, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Radford University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the fringe town of Radford, Radford is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Radford University

3

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Tidewater Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Tidewater Community College

4

Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Southwest Virginia Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the rural area of Cedar Bluff, Southwest Virginia is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Southwest Virginia Community 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
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.

Majors Similar to Occupational Therapist Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	346
Physical Therapy Assistant	131
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	15

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.