OTA associate degree

Frederick Community College OTA Program

OTA associate degree · Frederick, Maryland Applicant

From the program’s website

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An institution that has applied to ACOTE to start this program. It is at the very start of the accreditation process.

ACOTE directory retrieved October 9, 2026.

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 Maryland

$82,010median annual pay

$62,380–$95,52010th–90th percentile

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