Program Mission Statement
Our mission is to train occupational therapy assistant generalists, who come from diverse backgrounds and experience, to successfully become competent entry-level practitioners and meet the needs of their community, using occupation to promote health and participation in daily life.
• We seek to maximize student success (opportunity, mastery of skills, and satisfaction)
through excellent, innovative learning practices and up-to-date technologies and evidence.
• We provide both academic and clinical experiences to provide a strong professional
foundation.
• We strive to develop effective, responsible, and contributing practitioners who
can continue life-long learning.
About Us:
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program has been active since 1994 at Daytona State
College. At that time, a group of local OT practitioners determined that there was
a need for OT Assistants in the area and participated in the development of the program.
We contribute to the OT workforce in Volusia and Flagler County, as well as several
surrounding counties.
We offer an Associate of Science degree after completion of a 22-month, 74 credit-hour
program. Our program is a limited access program, with specific admission criteria.
For additional information about our program, please see the attached links.
We are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and our accreditation is
current through 2021. It is located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North
Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and the
WEB address is www.acoteonline.org
Daytona State College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges to award associate and bachelor’s degrees. Contact the Commission
on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500
for questions about the accreditation of Daytona State College.
Graduates from our program are eligible to take the national certification exam through
the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Information about our graduates' certification exam pass rates, along with those of
other schools in the state, are available at https://secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx. For results of our graduates on the exam, please see https://www.daytonastate.edu/hchs/otafaq.html and OTA Graduate Statistics.
Estimated cost of the OTA program over 2 years
| Item | Cost | Notes |
| Tuition | $5,862 | 74 credits @ $79.22 |
| DSC Fees | $1,714 | 74 credits @ $23.16 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | |
| OTA Lab Fees | $200 | |
| FDLE/FBI Background and Drug Screen | $180 | $90 x 2 checks during the program |
| OTA Licensure Fees | $700 | Required to practice after graduation |
| Totals | $9,656 |
https://www.daytonastate.edu/studentaccounts/files/REVTuitionFees19-20.pdf
Helpful Information:
OTA Information Sessions: Information sessions post-poned until the Covid-19 crisis has passed. Please stay tuned for more information.
Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Guide
School of Health Careers Application
Rev 7/2020
