Occupational therapy assistants help individuals who have become disabled by disease or injury to return to independent living. They work in a variety of areas including hospitals, nursing homes, private clinics, community agencies, and schools. The program at Lone Star College-Tomball begins in the fall semester each year and consists of 60 credit hours of coursework. See the Application Packet link on the right side of this webpage for the online application to the program. The application deadline for the Tomball program is always the first Tuesday in April.
The LSC-Tomball Occupational Therapy Assistant Program occassionally hosts information sessions that students can attend to learn more about the program and the application process. Information sessions will be held:
These will be held at the Health Science Building located at 700 Graham Drive in Tomball in classroom 120. No registration is required to attend an information session.
If you are an occupational therapy practitioner (occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant) whose license has lapsed beyond two years and you are planning to renew your license and rejoin your profession, LSC-Tomball offers an Occupational Therapy Practitioner Reentry Program. For more information, click here.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) located at 6116 Executive Blvd. Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) program data results
https://secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx