OTA associate degree
El Paso Community College OTA Program
Occupational Therapy Assistant (associate degree) · El Paso, Texas Candidacy
From the program’s website
- Degree
- Occupational Therapy Assistant (associate degree)
EPCC says ACOTE has granted Candidacy Status.
Source quote
“uirements Health Careers Orientation Community Wide Orientation HIPAA Health Literacy Inter-Professional Simulation Education Center Page Content Accreditation The associate-degree-level occupational therapy assistant program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Aven”
Checked on the program’s website on October 9, 2026 by Deepam Pawar, OT.
From the ACOTE directory
- Accreditation status
- Candidacy
- Degree level
- OTA associate degree (inferred from the program page; ACOTE has not published the level yet)
- Institution type
- Public
- Next ACOTE on-site review
- 2028/2029
- Address
- 100 W.Rio Grande, A 240, El Paso, TX 79902
A new program granted Candidacy status by ACOTE; it may admit students while it works toward accreditation.
ACOTE directory retrieved October 9, 2026.
Before you apply
- Confirm the current application deadline and whether the program uses OTCAS or its own application.
- Ask for the program’s NBCOT pass rate and graduation rate; ACOTE requires programs to publish them, and NBCOT posts school results on its school performance page.
- Check prerequisite courses, observation hours and GPA minimums. See OT school prerequisites.
- Plan for full-time fieldwork (at least 16 weeks of Level II), often away from campus.
Pay in Texas
$81,500median annual pay
$60,980–$95,90010th–90th percentile
5,610occupational therapy assistants employed
U.S. median for occupational therapy assistants: $72,300. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (SOC 31-2011). Compare all states.
Licensing in Texas is handled by the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners). How to get licensed in Texas →
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