American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education - (AOTA-ACOTE)

ACOTE is a nationally-recognized accrediting body for occupational therapy educational programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally, offering one or more of the following credentials for the occupational therapist: professional master’s degree, combined baccalaureate/master’s degree, and/or professional occupational therapy doctorate degree. In addition, ACOTE accredits occupational therapy assistant baccalaureate-degree-level and associate-degree-level educational programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. This recognition includes the accreditation of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs offered via distance education. (2019)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Teresa Brininger, PhD, MBA, OT, CHT
Director of Accreditation

7501 Wisconsin Ave.
Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814-6519
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of August 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Park University OTA - Associate Degree Dallas TX
Parkland College OTA - Associate Degree Champaign IL
Pearl River Community College OTA - Associate Degree Hattiesburg MS
Pennsylvania College of Technology OTA - Associate Degree Williamsport PA
The Pennsylvania State University OTA - Associate Degree Reading PA
The Pennsylvania State University OTA - Associate Degree DuBois PA
The Pennsylvania State University OTA - Associate Degree Mont Alto PA
The Pennsylvania State University OTA - Associate Degree Sharon PA
Piedmont Technical College OTA - Associate Degree Newberry SC
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree Renton WA
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree Denver CO
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree El Paso TX
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree ** Houston TX
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree Las Vegas NV
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree Mesa AZ
Pima Medical Institute OTA - Associate Degree Tucson AZ
Pitt Community College OTA - Associate Degree Greenville NC
Polk State College OTA - Associate Degree Winter Haven FL
Pueblo Community College OTA - Associate Degree Pueblo CO
Quinnipiac University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Hamden CT
Quinsigamond Community College OTA - Associate Degree Worcester MA
Radford University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Radford VA
Raritan Valley Community College OTA - Associate Degree ** Somerville NJ
Regis College OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's ** Weston MA
Remington College OTA - Associate Degree Lake Mary FL
James A. Rhodes State College OTA - Associate Degree Lima OH
River Valley Community College OTA - Associate Degree Claremont NH
Roane State Community College OTA - Associate Degree Oak Ridge TN
Rockhurst University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Kansas City MO
Rockland Community College OTA - Associate Degree Suffern NY
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College OTA - Associate Degree ** Salisbury NC
Rush University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Chicago IL
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey OTA - Associate Degree Scotch Plains NJ
Sacramento City College OTA - Associate Degree Sacramento CA
Sacred Heart University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Fairfield CT

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