OT and OTA Programs

Think­ing about becom­ing an occu­pa­tion­al therapist? 

Occu­pa­tion­al Ther­a­py ranks among 20 best health­care jobs accord­ing to the US World and News Report. It is expect­ed to grow by 11% by 2033 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What does this mean for you as a poten­tial OT? It means you’ll love your job and there will be oppor­tu­ni­ties for you to be employed upon grad­u­a­tion more than most professions!

IOWA HAS A VARI­ETY OF OCCU­PA­TION­AL THER­A­PY AND OCCU­PA­TION­AL THER­A­PY ASSIS­TANT PRO­GRAMS TO SUP­PORT YOUR EDUCATION.

Click the name of the school to learn more:

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program:

ALLEN COLLEGE

DES MOINES UNIVERSITY
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY

Occupational Therapy Assistant Program:

HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Accreditation of the Occupational Therapy Programs

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

These pro­grams are in vary­ing states of accred­i­ta­tion by the Accred­i­ta­tion Coun­cil for Occu­pa­tion­al Ther­a­py Edu­ca­tion (ACOTE) of the Amer­i­can Occu­pa­tion­al Ther­a­py Asso­ci­a­tion (AOTA), locat­ed at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s tele­phone num­ber c/​o AOTA is (301) 652-6611 and its Web address is https://acoteonline.org/.