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OTA programs in West Virginia

1 OTA (occupational therapy assistant) program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this occupational therapy assistant program, and West Virginia has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 West Virginia, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much do OTA programs cost in West Virginia?

$23,940

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
88%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
about $52,500
Length
Not reported
The program doesn't report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in West Virginia may also offer OTA programs. How these figures are made

Are there free OTA programs in West Virginia?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

The one OTA program in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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  • OTA (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Occupational Therapy Assistant

    University of Charleston

    Charleston

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of Charleston, CharlestonOTA (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$52,500
    Price if you pay yourself$23,940

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Occupational Therapy Assistant at University of Charleston
    More details about Occupational Therapy Assistant at University of Charleston
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,120
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,100
    Students counted
    43
    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $23,940
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Occupational Therapy Assistant at University of Charleston

How to pay for OTA programs in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for OTA programs in West Virginia

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.

Other training in West Virginia

How OTA programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in West Virginia

Where the West Virginia occupational therapy assistant program numbers come from

Which West Virginia occupational therapy assistant programs are on this list?

These are the occupational therapy assistant programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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.

How reliable are the West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about OTA programs in West Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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