2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 3,617 people earned their degree in occupational therapist assistant, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,125 occupational therapist assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,120 occupational therapist assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in occupational therapist assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality occupational therapist assistant programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the occupational therapist assistant program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Southeast Region
Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Chattahoochee Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,137 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. SouthArk is a public institution located in El Dorado, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SouthArk did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Arkansas Community College is $8,101 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Delgado Community College is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Delgado Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Delgado Community College is $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #4 spot on the list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a small school located in Hanceville, Alabama that handed out 59 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wallace State, Hanceville, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,411 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students per year to attend Wallace State, Hanceville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is located in Concord, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences also took the #2 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,115 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students per year to attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 21 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.
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Holmes Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,321 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students per year to attend Holmes Community College.
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With a ranking of #8, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
Pearl River Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Pearl River Community College is a public institution located in Poplarville, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Pearl River Community College is $6,114 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
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Greenville Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students list, GTC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students per year to attend GTC.
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 16 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FSCJ is $3,916 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
With a ranking of #12, Polk State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Winter Haven, Florida, and it awarded 23 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Polk State also made our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $9,740 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students per year to attend Polk State.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 26 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
A-State also made our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
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With a ranking of #14, Bossier Parish Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 15 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,905 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students per year to attend Bossier Parish Community College.
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Pitt Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 21 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $3,478 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Sylva, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students list, Southwestern Community College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Community College is $5,354 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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South University, Tampa came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. South University, Tampa is a private for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
South University, Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South University, Tampa is $15,676 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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Augusta Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta Technical College is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
Augusta Technical College also made our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for Augusta Technical College is $9,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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Trident Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 16 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Trident Technical College is $1,137 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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South University, Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 22 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students list, South University, Columbia has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,187 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students per year to attend South University, Columbia.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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AdventHealth University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s occupational therapist assistant students in 2019-2020.
AHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for AHU is $18,229 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Jackson State Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students list, JSCC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JSCC is $7,775 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
With a ranking of #23, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to qualified students.
ATU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ATU is $10,772 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
With a ranking of #24, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. CFCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 10 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend CFCC is $8,205 for southeast region associate degree occupational therapist assistant students.
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Walters State Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WSCC is $3,404 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Occupational Therapist Assistant students.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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