2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in South Dakota

1 College in South Dakota

13 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.

There was only one school in South Dakota to review for the 2025 Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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Associate Degrees in Occupational Therapist Assistant

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 South Dakota

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 South Dakota Schools in Occupational Therapist Assistant

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Lake Area Technical Institute is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in occupational therapist assistant. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.More information about a degree in occupational therapist assistant from Lake Area Technical Institute

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	742	337
Missouri	693	146
Iowa	648	73
Kansas	599	70
Nebraska	500	29
North Dakota	416	6

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	41
Physical Therapy Assistant	19
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	15
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	10
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	10

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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).

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