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 at the end of August each year and consists of 60 credit hours of coursework. Applications are accepted each spring for fall admission and applicants will be asked to undergo an interview process in order to be considered for the program.
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. All infornation sessions for fall 2021 and spring 2022 have already taken place. Dates for fall 2022 and spring 2023 will be posted here when those dates are scheduled.
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