Occupational Therapy is a rapidly growing profession that provides services to children and adults of all ages whose lives have been disrupted by physical injury or illness, developmental problems, the aging process, and psychosocial dysfunction.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at SLCC offers a 2-year Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, which enables graduates to work in settings like acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centers/clinics, psychiatric hospitals, community living facilities, home health agencies, community mental health centers, school systems, and nursing homes. Graduates from our program consistently demonstrate excellent passing rates for the Utah State licensure certification.
All of the programs offered in the School of Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College are a part of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This means that the credits that you complete at SLCC will transfer to all the other state institutions, as well as most private institutions, so that you will not have to start over in obtaining a bachelors degree or higher. This is an added bonus for SLCC student that is not always available at all health sciences programs around the city, state or country.
ESSential Functions For Career AND PROGRAM SUCCESS
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Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Gabe Byars
Jordan Campus
Health Sciences Building, Rm. 036
Phone: 801-957-6249
Email: gabe.byars@slcc.edu
Academic Advisor
Danielle Mills
Jordan Campus
JSTC 203E
Phone: 801-957-6215
Email: danielle.mills@slcc.edu
As part of our systematic evaluation process, our program welcomes comments, ideas, and suggestions for improvement from persons not formally affiliated with the program. These statements may be emailed to the Associate Dean david.hess@slcc.edu with the author’s contact information included. For persons affiliated with the program or institution--program-admitted students, clinical instructors, and faculty--please follow the formal due process procedures as outlined in the student handbook. This program strongly supports a no retaliation practice.
PROGRAM ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
Salt Lake Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
This program was granted a status of accreditaiton for a period of seven years by ACOTE as of December 4, 2015.
ACOTE
C/O Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
www.acoteonline.org