American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Overview

Established in 1923 and officially recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) is the accrediting body of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). ACOTE is a specialized accreditation agency for entry-level occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs, including via distance education, in the United States, Puerto Rico and internationally.
ACOTE is composed of representatives from AOTA, the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). The council's mission is to promote and enhance the quality of occupational therapy education through accreditation. ACOTE is responsible for ensuring that educational programs meet the standards and requirements established by AOTA.
ACOTE-accredited programs have demonstrated that they meet or exceed established standards for entry-level education in occupational therapy and that graduates of these programs are competent to practice occupational therapy. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education accreditation is required for graduates of occupational therapy programs to be eligible to sit for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).

General Information

Organization Name



Acronym

AOTA-ACOTE

Address

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

Phone

+1 (301) 652 6611 x 2914

Fax

+1 (301) 652 1417

Year of Establishment

1923

Control Type

Private

Entity Type

Non-Profit

Geo Focus and Coverage

International

Recognized by

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); U.S. Department of Education

Affiliations and Memberships

Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)

Number of Member Universities or Accredited Institutions

429

Members or Accredited Institutions

Institutions with AOTA-ACOTE accredited programs (April 2023)
Please visit the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education website for an up-to-date list of institutions with accredited programs.

1) A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, AZ
2) Abilene Christian University, TX
3) AdventHealth University, FL
4) Alabama State University, AL
5) Albany State University, GA
6) Allegany College of Maryland, MD
7) Allen College, IA
8) Alvernia University, PA
9) Amarillo College, TX
10) American Career College-Orange County Campus, CA
11) American International College, MA
12) Anoka Technical College, MN
13) Arkansas State University-Jonesboro, AR
14) Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, AR
15) Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, NC
16) Augusta Technical College, GA
17) Augusta University, GA
18) Austin Community College, TX
19) Baker College Center for Graduate Studies, MI
20) Baker College of Muskegon, MI
21) Baker College of Owosso, MI
22) Baptist Health College Little Rock, AR
23) Barry University, FL
24) Bates Technical College, WA
25) Bay Path University-East Longmeadow Campus, MA
26) Baylor University, TX
27) Belmont University, TN
28) Bossier Parish Community College, LA
29) Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College), MA
30) Brenau University, GA
31) Brenau University, North Atlanta-Norcross Campus, GA
32) Bristol Community College-New Bedford Campus, MA
33) Brunel University London, United Kingdom
34) Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Campus, NY
35) Bryant & Stratton College-Solon Campus, OH
36) Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse Campus, NY
37) Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Campus, WI
38) Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, NC
39) Caddo Kiowa Technology Center/Southwestern Oklahoma State University, OK
40) California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA
41) Cape Fear Community College, NC
42) Carroll University, WI
43) Casper College, WY
44) CBD College, CA
45) Central Community College, Grand Island Campus, NE
46) Central Methodist University, MO
47) Central Penn College, PA
48) Central Piedmont Community College, NC
49) Chatham University, PA
50) Chattahoochee Technical College, GA
51) Chicago State University, IL
52) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, OH
53) Clarkson University, NY
54) Cleveland State University, OH
55) Cleveland University-Kansas City, KS
56) Clovis Community College-Herndon Campus, CA
57) College of Saint Mary, NE
58) College of St. Scholastica, MN
59) Colorado State University, CO
60) Columbia University, NY
61) Community College of Allegheny County/Boyce Campus, PA
62) Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville, MD
63) Community College of Rhode Island, RI
64) Concorde Career College-Memphis, TN
65) Concorde Career Institute-Miramar, FL
66) Concordia University Wisconsin, WI
67) Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (UA Cossatot), AR
68) Cox College, MO
69) Creighton University, NE
70) Crowder College-Webb City, MO
71) Cuyahoga Community College, OH
72) D’Youville University, NY
73) Dallas College Mountain View Campus, TX
74) Davenport University, MI
75) Daytona State College, FL
76) Del Mar College, TX
77) Delaware State University, DE
78) Delaware Technical Community College, George Campus, DE
79) Delaware Technical Community College, Owens Campus, DE
80) Delgado Community College, LA
81) Dominican University New York, NY
82) Dominican University of California, CA
83) Drake University, IA
84) Duquesne University, PA
85) Durham Technical Community College, NC
86) East Carolina University, NC
87) Eastern Kentucky University, KY
88) Eastern Michigan University, MI
89) Eastern Virginia Career College, VA
90) Eastern Washington University (OTM), WA
91) Eastwick College, NJ
92) EHOVE Career Center/Lorain County Community College, OH
93) Elizabethtown College, PA
94) Elmhurst University, IL
95) Erie Community College, NY
96) Felician University, NJ
97) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, FL
98) Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
99) Florida International University, FL
100) Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL
101) Fox College, IL
102) Fox Valley Technical College, WI
103) Gannon University, PA
104) Gannon University-Florida Campus, FL
105) GateWay Community College/East Valley Institute of Technology, AZ
106) Goodwin University, CT
107) Governors State University, IL
108) Grand Rapids Community College, MI
109) Grand Valley State University, MI
110) Green River College, WA
111) Greenville Technical College, Benson Campus, SC
112) Grossmont College, CA
113) Gwynedd Mercy University, PA
114) Harcum College, PA
115) Hawkeye Community College, IA
116) Hofstra University, NY
117) Holmes Community College, Ridgeland Campus, MS
118) Houston Community College, TX
119) Howard University, DC
120) Huertas College, PR
121) Huntington University, IN
122) Huntington University-Peoria, AZ
123) Husson University, ME
124) Idaho State University, ID
125) Illinois Central College-Peoria Campus, IL
126) Indian Capital Technology Center/Connors State College, OK
127) Indian Hills Community College, IA
128) Indiana State University, IN
129) Indiana University, IN
130) Indiana Wesleyan University, IN
131) Iona University, NY
132) Itawamba Community College, Tupelo Campus, MS
133) Ithaca College, NY
134) Jackson State Community College, TN
135) Jacksonville University, FL
136) James Madison University, VA
137) Jamestown Community College, NY
138) Jefferson College-Hillsboro, MO
139) Jefferson Community and Technical College, KY
140) Johnson & Wales University-Providence, RI
141) Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, UT
142) Kapiolani Community College/University of Hawaii, HI
143) Kean University, NJ
144) Keiser University-Daytona Beach, FL
145) Keiser University-Fort Myers, FL
146) Keiser University-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
147) Keiser University-Jacksonville, FL
148) Keiser University-Melbourne, FL
149) Keiser University-Miami, FL
150) Keiser University-Orlando, FL
151) Keiser University-Pembroke Pines, FL
152) Keiser University-Tallahassee, FL
153) Keiser University-Tampa, FL
154) Keiser University-West Palm Beach, FL
155) Kennebec Valley Community College, ME
156) Kent State University at Ashtabula, OH
157) Kent State University at East Liverpool, OH
158) Kettering College, OH
159) Keuka College, NY
160) Kirkwood Community College-Linn County Regional Center, IA
161) Lackawanna College, PA
162) LaGuardia Community College, NY
163) Lake Area Technical College, SD
164) Lake Washington Institute of Technology, WA
165) Lakeland Community College, OH
166) Laredo College-South Campus, TX
167) Le Moyne College, NY
168) Lenoir-Rhyne University, NC
169) Lewis & Clark Community College, IL
170) Lewis University-Romeoville, IL
171) Lincoln Land Community College, IL
172) Linn-Benton Community College-Healthcare Occupations Center, OR
173) Lone Star College-Kingwood, TX
174) Lone Star College-Tomball, TX
175) Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, NY
176) Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, LA
177) Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, LA
178) Macomb Community College, MI
179) Madison Area Technical College, WI
180) Madisonville Community College, KY
181) Manchester Community College, CT
182) Maria College, NY
183) Marion Technical College, OH
184) Mary Baldwin University, VA
185) Maryville University, MO
186) McHenry County College, IL
187) McLennan Community College, TX
188) MCPHS University-Manchester Campus, NH
189) MCPHS University-Worcester Campus, MA
190) Medical Education and Training Campus/Uniformed Services University, TX
191) Medical University of South Carolina, SC
192) Mercy College, NY
193) Messiah University, PA
194) Methodist University, NC
195) Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, MO
196) MGH Institute of Health Professions, MA
197) Middle Georgia State University, GA
198) Midwestern University-Downers Grove Campus, IL
199) Midwestern University-Glendale Campus, AZ
200) Milligan University, TN
201) Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI
202) Misericordia University, PA
203) Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS
204) Missouri Health Professions Consortium, MO
205) Missouri State University, MO
206) Moravian University, PA
207) Mott Community College, MI
208) Mount Mary University, WI
209) Murray State College, OK
210) Murray State University-Paducah Regional Campus, KY
211) Muskingum University, OH
212) Nashville State Community College, TN
213) Navarro College-Corsicana Campus, TX
214) Navarro College-Midlothian Campus, TX
215) Nazareth College, NY
216) Nebraska Methodist College, NE
217) Neosho County Community College-Ottawa Campus, KS
218) New England Institute of Technology, RI
219) New York Institute of Technology, NY
220) New York University, NY
221) Newman University, KS
222) North Central College, IL
223) North Dakota State College of Science, ND
224) North Shore Community College, MA
225) Northeastern State University-Muskogee Campus, OK
226) Northern Arizona University, AZ
227) Northern Virginia Community College, VA
228) Northland Community and Technical College, MN
229) Northwood Technical College-Ashland Campus, WI
230) Nova Southeastern University-Tampa Bay Regional Campus, FL
231) Ohio State University, OH
232) Oklahoma City Community College, OK
233) Orange County Community College, NY
234) Owens Community College, OH
235) Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
236) Pace University-Westchester Campus, NY
237) Pacific University, OR
238) Panola College, TX
239) Parker University, TX
240) Parkland College, IL
241) Pearl River Community College, MS
242) Pennsylvania State University-Berks Campus, PA
243) Pennsylvania State University-DuBois Campus, PA
244) Pennsylvania State University-Mont Alto Campus, PA
245) Pennsylvania State University-Shenango Campus, PA
246) Pfeiffer University-Albemarle Campus, NC
247) Piedmont Technical College-Newberry Campus, SC
248) Pima Medical Institute-Denver, CO
249) Pima Medical Institute-El Paso, TX
250) Pima Medical Institute-Houston, TX
251) Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas, NV
252) Pima Medical Institute-Mesa, AZ
253) Pima Medical Institute-Renton, WA
254) Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos, CA
255) Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, AZ
256) Pitt Community College, NC
257) Platt College-Anaheim, CA
258) Polk State College, FL
259) Pueblo Community College, CO
260) Quinnipiac University, CT
261) Quinsigamond Community College-Downtown Campus, MA
262) Radford University, VA
263) Radford University Carilion, VA
264) Raritan Valley Community College, NJ
265) Regis College, MA
266) Rhodes State College, OH
267) Roane State Community College, TN
268) Rockhurst University, MO
269) Rockland Community College, NY
270) Rocky Mountain College, MT
271) Ross College in Hopkinsville, KY
272) Ross College in Quad Cities, IA
273) Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, NC
274) Rush University, IL
275) Russell Sage College, NY
276) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ
277) Sacramento City College, CA
278) Sacred Heart University, CT
279) Saginaw Valley State University, MI
280) Saint Francis University, PA
281) Saint Joseph’s University, PA
282) Salem State University, MA
283) Salt Lake Community College, UT
284) Salus University, PA
285) Samuel Merritt University, CA
286) San Jacinto College-South Campus, TX
287) San Jose State University, CA
288) San Juan College, NM
289) Santa Ana College, CA
290) Seton Hall University, NJ
291) Shawnee State University, OH
292) Shawnee State University at Southern State Community College, OH
293) Shenandoah University, VA
294) Shenandoah University-Scholar Plaza Campus, VA
295) Sinclair Community College, OH
296) Slippery Rock University, PA
297) South College-Asheville Campus, NC
298) South College-Knoxville Main Campus, TN
299) South College-Nashville Campus, TN
300) South Suburban College of Cook County, IL
301) South Texas College, TX
302) South University-Columbia, SC
303) South University-Richmond, VA
304) South University-Tampa, FL
305) South University-Virginia Beach, VA
306) Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market, IL
307) Southwest Virginia Community College, VA
308) Southwestern Community College-Jackson/Sylva Campus, NC
309) Spalding University, KY
310) Spokane Falls Community College, WA
311) Springfield College, MA
312) Springfield Technical Community College, MA
313) St. Ambrose University, IA
314) St. Catherine University, MN
315) St. Charles Community College, MO
316) St. Louis College of Health Careers, County Campus, MO
317) St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, MO
318) St. Louis University, MO
319) St. Philip’s College, TX
320) Stanbridge University, CA
321) Stanbridge University-Los Angeles, CA
322) Stark State College, OH
323) State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, FL
324) State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, NY
325) Stockton University, NJ
326) Stony Brook University, NY
327) Stony Brook University-Southampton, NY
328) Suffolk County Community College-Michael J. Grant Campus, NY
329) Temple University, PA
330) Tennessee State University, TN
331) Tennessee Wesleyan University-Downtown Knoxville Site, TN
332) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX
333) Texas Woman’s University, TX
334) Texas Woman’s University, Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center, TX
335) Texas Woman’s University, Institute of Health Sciences-Houston Center, TX
336) Thomas Jefferson University-Bucks County, Pennsylvania Campus, PA
337) Thomas Jefferson University-Center City Campus, PA
338) Thomas Jefferson University-East Falls Campus, PA
339) Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus, VA
340) Touro University, NY
341) Touro University Nevada, NV
342) Touro University, Manhattan, NY
343) Towson University, MD
344) Trident Technical College, SC
345) Trinity Washington University, DC
346) Tufts University, MA
347) Tulsa Community College, Metro Campus, OK
348) Tuskegee University, AL
349) Tyler Junior College, TX
350) Union College, NE
351) University at Buffalo, State University of New York, NY
352) University of Arkansas-Fayetteville/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR
353) University of Central Arkansas, AR
354) University of Charleston-Beckley, WV
355) University of Charleston-Charleston, WV
356) University of Cincinnati, OH
357) University of Findlay, OH
358) University of Florida, FL
359) University of Illinois Chicago, IL
360) University of Indianapolis, IN
361) University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
362) University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
363) University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, TX
364) University of Mary-Billings, MT
365) University of Mary-Bismarck, ND
366) University of Michigan-Flint, MI
367) University of Minnesota, MN
368) University of Minnesota-Rochester Campus, MN
369) University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS
370) University of Nevada-Las Vegas, NV
371) University of New England, ME
372) University of New Hampshire, NH
373) University of New Mexico, NM
374) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
375) University of North Dakota, ND
376) University of North Dakota at Casper College, WY
377) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OK
378) University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Schusterman Center, OK
379) University of Pittsburgh, PA
380) University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, PR
381) University of Puget Sound, WA
382) University of Scranton, PA
383) University of South Alabama, AL
384) University of South Dakota, SD
385) University of Southern California, CA
386) University of Southern Indiana, IN
387) University of Southern Maine at Lewiston-Auburn College, ME
388) University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Austin Campus, TX
389) University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-California Campus, CA
390) University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Dallas Campus, TX
391) University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Miami Campus, FL
392) University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-St. Augustine Campus, FL
393) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN
394) University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis, TN
395) University of Texas at El Paso, TX
396) University of Texas at Tyler, TX
397) University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
398) University of Texas Medical Branch, TX
399) University of Toledo, OH
400) University of Utah, UT
401) University of Washington, WA
402) University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, WI
403) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
404) Utica University, NY
405) Villa Maria College, NY
406) Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
407) Wallace State Community College, AL
408) Walsh University, OH
409) Walters State Community College-Greeneville Campus, TN
410) Washburn University, KS
411) Washington University, MO
412) Wayne State University, MI
413) Weatherford College, TX
414) West Coast University-Los Angeles, CA
415) West Virginia University, WV
416) Western Michigan University, MI
417) Western Michigan University-Grand Rapids Campus, MI
418) Western New England University, MA
419) Western Technical College, WI
420) Widener University, PA
421) Wingate University, NC
422) Winston-Salem State University, NC
423) Worcester State University, MA
424) Wor-Wic Community College, MD
425) Wright College, IL
426) Xavier University, OH
427) Yeshiva University-Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, NY
428) York College, The City University of New York, NY
429) Zane State College, OH

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List of American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education's members or accredited institutions


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