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2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in Florida

8 Colleges in Florida
390 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.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 390 degrees in occupational therapist assistant annually.

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Choosing a Great Occupational Therapist Assistant School

Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in Florida 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

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

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.

Top Florida Schools in Occupational Therapist Assistant

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
251 Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Awarded

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 251 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL

It is hard to beat South University, Tampa if you want to pursue a degree in occupational therapist assistant. Located in the large city of Tampa, South University, Tampa is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 10 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at South University, Tampa in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

It is difficult to beat Florida State College at Jacksonville if you want to pursue a degree in occupational therapist assistant. FSCJ is a very large public college located in the city of Jacksonville. A Best Colleges rank of #360 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FSCJ is a great college overall.

There were about 15 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In FL
31.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Daytona State College if you want to pursue a degree in occupational therapist assistant. Daytona State College is a large public college located in the small city of Daytona Beach. This college ranks 35th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 22 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Daytona State College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 24 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at AHU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In FL
15.0% Growth in Graduates

Polk State is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Winter Haven. This college ranks 44th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 20 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Polk State in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Bradenton. This college ranks 53rd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 14 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL
34 Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Awarded

Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miramar.

There were about 34 occupational therapist assistant students who graduated with this degree at Concorde Career Institute - Miramar in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 130
Georgia 690 72
Virginia 630 174
Tennessee 624 149
South Carolina 530 72
Kentucky 518 44
Mississippi 501 55
Alabama 500 56
Louisiana 489 67
Arkansas 466 94
West Virginia 410 23

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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 4,054
Radiologist Assistant 1,283
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 900
Physical Therapy Assistant 658
Anesthesiologist Assistant 76
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 68
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 25

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