2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

If you pursue a associate degree in occupational therapist assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #32 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 associate degrees in occupational therapist assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapist Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of occupational therapist assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality occupational therapist assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on occupational therapist assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of occupational therapist assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Occupational Therapist Assistant in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant.

Top Iowa Schools for an Associate in Occupational Therapist Assistant

1

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Kirkwood Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Kirkwood Community College

2

Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indian Hills Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Indian Hills Community College

3

Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Hawkeye Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the rural area of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in occupational therapist assistant from Hawkeye Community College

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	337
Kansas	275	70
Missouri	210	144
Nebraska	163	29
South Dakota	148	14
North Dakota	144	6

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Occupational Therapist Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Occupational Therapist Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Occupational Therapist Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	62
Medical/Clinical Assistant	48

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.