Empowering Future Occupational Therapy Assistants
The mission of the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is to educate and prepare occupational therapy assistants to provide occupational therapy interventions to the citizens of Missouri and neighboring states, especially those in rural and underserved areas.
Graduates of the MHPC OTA Program are awarded an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant from the community college at which they enroll and attend classes.
The MHPC OTA Program is full-time only, with courses offered in a specific sequence. The professional year of the program (OTA coursework) is designed to be completed within 12 months (three 16-week semesters) beginning in August and ending in August.
The MHPC OTA Program is accredited by ACOTE.
View program results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
OTA Program Vision
The OTA Program’s vision is to be recognized a leader in innovative strategies for occupational therapy assistant education. Through a combination of distance and on-site education opportunities and experiences, we envision a cadre of highly skilled and educated occupational therapy assistants who will serve the citizens of Missouri and neighboring states.
Campus & Lab Locations for MHPC OTA Students
- ECC students attend OTA classes & lab sessions on the ECC campus in Union
- MACC students attend OTA classes & lab sessions in Columbia
- NCMC students attend OTA classes on the NCMC campus in Trenton but travel to SFCC in Sedalia to attend weekly lab sessions
- SFCC students attend OTA classes & lab sessions on the SFCC campus in Sedalia
- TRC students attend OTA classes on the TRC campus in Poplar Bluff but travel to ECC in Union to attend weekly lab sessions
Faculty
Rebecca Throneberry OTD, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator MHPC Fieldwork Coordinator
