OTA programs in North Carolina
5 OTA (occupational therapy assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these occupational therapy assistant programs, and North Carolina has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Occupational therapy assistants help occupational therapists treat clients, guiding them through exercises and teaching new ways to manage everyday tasks such as dressing and bathing. Most need an associate degree from an accredited OTA program and usually a state license, which takes the program, fieldwork and a passed exam; passing it also earns the title Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA).1
In North Carolina, 4 of the 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.
By kind, the 5 programs here are OTA (associate degree, 4 programs) and OTA program (level not stated, 1 program).
See the 5 programsHow much do OTA programs cost in North Carolina?
$5,214 to $6,000 is what most OTA programs in North Carolina cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $4,560 to $6,204
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 59%
- Working 6 months later
- 74%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,800
- Length
- 72 to 96 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in North Carolina may also offer OTA programs. How these figures are made
All 5 OTA programs in North Carolina approved for WIOA funding
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
Pitt Community College
Winterville
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$21,600Price if you pay yourself$6,204Program website, Occupational Therapy Assistant at Pitt Community CollegeMore details about Occupational Therapy Assistant at Pitt Community College
- Finished
- 33%
- Working at 6 months
- 63%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,402
- Length
- 72 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,756
- Students counted
- 128
- Earned a year, estimated
- $21,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,204
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Durham Technical Community College
Durham
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,000Price if you pay yourself$6,000Program website, Occupational Therapy Assistant at Durham Technical Community CollegeMore details about Occupational Therapy Assistant at Durham Technical Community College
- Finished
- 45%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,758
- Length
- 96 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $600
- Students counted
- 116
- Earned a year, estimated
- $31,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,000
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,200Price if you pay yourself$4,5603 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Occupational Therapy Assistant at Cape Fear Community CollegeMore details about Occupational Therapy Assistant at Cape Fear Community College
- Finished
- 65%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,812
- Length
- 74 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,187
- Students counted
- 100
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,560
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS Degree
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,800Price if you pay yourself$5,7003 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS Degree at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community CollegeMore details about Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS Degree at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
- Finished
- 59%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,441
- Length
- 102 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,056
- Students counted
- 84
- Earned a year, estimated
- $29,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,700
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Southwestern Community College
Sylva
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,300Price if you pay yourself$5,2147 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Occupational Therapy Assistant at Southwestern Community CollegeMore details about Occupational Therapy Assistant at Southwestern Community College
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,073
- Length
- 72 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,322
- Students counted
- 51
- Earned a year, estimated
- $36,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,214
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 7
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for OTA programs in North Carolina
WIOA funding can pay for OTA programs in North Carolina
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for OTA programs
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for OTA programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
OTA programs in Greenville, Durham, Wilmington and other North Carolina cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.
Other training in North Carolina
How OTA programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in North Carolina
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- CNA classes113 programs
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- Phlebotomy training64 programs
- Welding classes89 programs
- HVAC training65 programs
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- LPN programs34 programs
- EMT classes66 programs
- Electrician training43 programs
- Dental assistant programs36 programs
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- Pharmacy technician training51 programs
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- CNC machinist training33 programs
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Where the North Carolina occupational therapy assistant program numbers come from
Which North Carolina occupational therapy assistant programs are on this list?
These are the occupational therapy assistant programs North Carolina approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what North Carolina offers.
How the prices and results of North Carolina occupational therapy assistant programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about OTA programs in North Carolina
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List