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4oWe educate and prepare generalists to have the knowledge, skills and professional behaviors necessary to work in both traditional and emerging areas of practice.
Programs currently offered by MHPC are OTA and MLT.
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OTA 2025 Median Pay:
$64,250 per year
MLT 2025 Median Pay:
$57,800 per year
*From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Therapy Assistant
The MHPC OTA Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Individuals will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) upon successful completion of coursework and passing of the national certification exam.
OTA Graduation Requirements
Occupational Therapy Assistant students must attain a cumulative grade point average of C (70%) in each course to graduate. If a course grade is below 70%, or clinical skills are not all successfully demonstrated, the OTA student may be placed on Academic Probation.
In addition, Missouri requires licensure to practice; however, acquisition of a state license is based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
MHPC OTA Program Policies & Procedures
View Program Results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
NBCOT Pass Rate
For the three most recent calendar years (2023, 2024, 2025), the average NBCOT pass rate is 77%.
Learn More About OTAMHPC OTA PROGRAM 3 YEAR
GRADUATION RATE
Year |
Students Entering |
Students Graduating |
Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 |
45 |
44 |
98% |
|
2024 |
47 |
41 |
87% |
|
2023 |
48 |
46 |
95% |
|
Totals |
140 |
131 |
|
|
Total 3 Year Graduation Average |
93% |
Year |
Entering |
Graduating |
Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 |
47 |
41 |
87% |
|
2023 |
48 |
46 |
95% |
|
2022 |
44 |
44 |
100% |
|
Totals |
139 |
131 |
Total 3 Year Graduation Average: 94%
Contact ACOTE For More Information
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Medical Lab Technician
The MHPC MLT Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). Individuals will become a Medical Laboratory Technician upon successful completion of coursework, clinical rotations and passing the national certification examination through the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC).
The curriculum includes on-campus or virtual classroom instruction, on-campus laboratory instruction and an off-campus clinical rotation component encompassing the areas of Hematology and Coagulation, Clinical Microbiology, Parasitology, Mycology and Virology, Immunohematology, Clinical Chemistry and Urinalysis, Immunology and Phlebotomy.
Learn More About MLTRespiratory Care
The AAS in Respiratory Care is a one-plus-one hybrid degree program which prepares students to practice as Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and to become state licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner after successfully completing the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) and Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE) administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) to obtain the Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential. East Central College (ECC) is one of five colleges in the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) currently selected to offer through program and serves as the fiscal agent. ECC offers and enrolls students in the general education coursework; sophomore level (professional level) coursework is taught via a hybrid approach through internet-based technology.
Through the combination of general education coursework, professional-level coursework, classroom, laboratory practice and clinical experiences, students learn the profession of respiratory care. The Professional Year does not run on a traditional ECC academic cycle. Classes begin in the fall semester and will run until the next fall semester of the following year. Completion of professional coursework takes one full year.
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