2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Occupational Therapist Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #32 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapist assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 24 associate degrees in occupational therapist assistant to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to occupational therapist assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other occupational therapist assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized occupational therapist assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for occupational therapist assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Occupational Therapist Assistant in Rhode Island

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for occupational therapist assistant students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant has to take a look at New England Institute of Technology. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from New England Institute of Technology

2

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant needs to check out Community College of Rhode Island. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Community College of Rhode Island

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	73
Connecticut	156	56
New Hampshire	114	11
Maine	94	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Occupational Therapist Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Occupational Therapist Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	40

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.