2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Occupational Therapist Assistant is the 146th most popular major in the country with 4,848 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 251 occupational therapist assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 233 occupational therapist assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in occupational therapist assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality occupational therapist assistant programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the occupational therapist assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree vets studying occupational therapist assistant.
Top 2 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the #1 spot on the list. SAC is a large school located in Santa Ana, California that handed out 38 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, SAC supports 20,118 students, and 283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 222 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $355. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SAC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SAC]](/colleges/santa-ana-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacramento City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Occupational Therapist Assistant for an Associate list. Sacramento City is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 27 associates’s occupational therapist assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City also took the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 421 of the 20,027 students enrolled at Sacramento City College were GI Bill® students, of which 270 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $365. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sacramento City College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.