Occupational Therapist Assistant at Suffolk County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a occupational therapist assistant school? To help you decide if Suffolk County Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's occupational therapist assistant program.

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and has a total student population of 22,570. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 35 students received their associate's degree in occupational therapist assistant.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Therapist Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Suffolk County Community College Occupational Therapist Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Occupational Therapist Assistant

Suffolk County Community College Occupational Therapist Assistant Rankings

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Occupational Therapist Assistant Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapist assistant majors at Suffolk County Community College.

Suffolk County Community College Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of occupational therapist assistant associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in occupational therapist assistant only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Suffolk County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in occupational therapist assistant at Suffolk County Community College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Suffolk County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in occupational therapist assistant graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Suffolk County Community College with a associate's in occupational therapist assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Physical Therapy Assistant

Careers That Occupational Therapist Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational therapist assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Suffolk County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Occupational Therapy Assistants	2,360	$60,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.