Accreditation

The Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). ACOTE is located at: 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. (Phone 301-652-6611), www.acoteonline.org, www.aota.org.

As of December 3, 2021, the South Arkansas Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant program status is: Accreditation – Inactive. This status was voluntarily requested by the program and college. The program remains ‘in good standing’ with the accreditation organization and remains an accredited program.

This status indicates that the program is not currently enrolling new students and does not plan to enroll new students in the future. While the program is on Accreditation - Inactive status, the graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice. The program’s Accreditation – Inactive status also indicates to a state licensing board that the program remains as an accredited program. Please note, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Also please note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Admissions

Admissions for the occupational therapy assistant program have been suspended. Please see above for current Accreditation status

Graduation Rates for Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate of Applied Science Degree
(does not indicate pass rate for national certification examination)

Reporting periods as follows:
Graduating Year 2019: Cohort start Program in Summer 2018 and finish in Fall 2019.
Graduating Year 2020: Cohort start Program in Summer 2019 and finish in Fall 2020*.
Graduationg Year 2021: Cohort start Program in Summer 2020 and finished in Fall 2021.

*One student finished by 4/2021

National Examination Pass Rates

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

National Certification examination pass rates for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program can be found on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy: School Performance Data website at https://www.nbcot.org/en/Educators/Home#SchoolPerformance.

Graduation Rates and National Examination Pass Rate information provided as required by accrediting agency.

Contact: Cindy Meyer. 870-864-7171, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.