American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education - (AOTA-ACOTE)

ACOTE is a nationally-recognized accrediting body for occupational therapy educational programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally, offering one or more of the following credentials for the occupational therapist: professional master’s degree, combined baccalaureate/master’s degree, and/or professional occupational therapy doctorate degree. In addition, ACOTE accredits occupational therapy assistant baccalaureate-degree-level and associate-degree-level educational programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. This recognition includes the accreditation of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs offered via distance education. (2019)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Teresa Brininger, PhD, MBA, OT, CHT
Director of Accreditation

6116 Executive Boulevard
Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of August 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Concorde Career Institute OTA - Associate Degree Miramar FL
Concordia University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Mequon WI
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas OTA - Associate Degree Ashdown AR
Cox College OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Springfield MO
Creighton University OT - Entry-Level Doctoral Omaha NE
Crowder College OTA - Associate Degree Webb City MO
Cuyahoga Community College OTA - Associate Degree Cleveland OH
D'Youville University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Buffalo NY
Davenport University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Grand Rapids MI
Daytona State College OTA - Associate Degree Daytona Beach FL
Del Mar College OTA - Associate Degree Corpus Christi TX
Delaware Technical Community College OTA - Associate Degree Wilmington DE
Delaware Technical Community College OTA - Associate Degree Georgetown DE
Delgado Community College OTA - Associate Degree New Orleans LA
Dominican University New York OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Orangeburg NY
Dominican University of California OT - Professional entry-level master's and Combined Baccalaureate/Master's San Rafael CA
Drake University OT - Entry-Level Doctoral ** Des Moines IA
Duquesne University OT - Entry-Level Doctoral Pittsburgh PA
Duquesne University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Pittsburgh PA
Durham Technical Community College OTA - Associate Degree Durham NC
East Carolina University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Greenville NC
Eastern Kentucky University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Richmond KY
Eastern Michigan University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Ypsilanti MI
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell OTA - Associate Degree Roswell NM
Eastern Virginia Career College OTA - Associate Degree Fredericksburg VA
Eastern Washington University OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Spokane WA
Eastwick College OTA - Associate Degree Ramsey NJ
EHOVE Adult Career Center OTA - Associate Degree Milan OH
Elizabethtown College OT - Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Elizabethtown PA
Elmhurst University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's ** Elmhurst IL
Emory & Henry College OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's ** Marion VA
Erie Community College OTA - Associate Degree Williamsville NY
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Division of Occupational Therapy Tallahassee FL
Florida Gulf Coast University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Fort Myers FL
Florida International University OT - Professional Entry-Level Master's Miami FL

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