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2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges in the New England Region
206 Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in occupational therapist assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #146 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for occupational therapist assistant students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 206 degrees in occupational therapist assistant to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapist Assistant School

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in the New England Region Your choice of occupational therapist assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Occupational Therapist Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Occupational Therapist Assistant

The occupational therapist assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in the New England Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistant in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of occupational therapist assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Occupational Therapist Assistant

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Every student pursuing a degree in occupational therapist assistant needs to take a look at Capital Community College. Located in the city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #255 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Capital Community College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in occupational therapist assistant from Capital Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

New England Institute of Technology is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #677 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means New England Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 17 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at New England Tech in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
32 Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in occupational therapist assistant needs to take a look at North Shore Community College. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #554 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Shore Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 32 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Quinsigamond Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in occupational therapist assistant. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Quinsigamond Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 19 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
60.9% Growth in Graduates

STCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This college ranks 50th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 23 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME

Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Fairfield. This college ranks 14th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were about 7 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Kennebec Valley Community College in the most recent data year.

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Goodwin College
East Hartford, CT
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of East Hartford.

There were roughly 27 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Goodwin in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH

NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a fairly small public college located in the rural area of Claremont. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 5 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at NH Community Technical College - Claremont in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI
80.8% Growth in Graduates

CCRI is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Warwick. This college ranks 9th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were about 26 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at CCRI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
33 Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Awarded

Bristol is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Fall River. This college ranks 46th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 33 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Bristol in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best occupational therapist assistant schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 73
Connecticut 538 56
Rhode Island 436 45
Maine 396 11
New Hampshire 395 11

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 1,446
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 403
Physical Therapy Assistant 216
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 26
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 18
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 13
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 6
Anesthesiologist Assistant 4
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 3
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 2

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