The mission of the Wright College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is to prepare occupational therapy assistants who are equipped to provide professionally responsible and competent services to those members of the public who can benefit from occupational therapy services, and, within this process, facilitate the development of the program’s students into effective citizens, able to satisfy their educational and occupational goals.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program recognizes and values the diversity of its students, who mirror the diverse population of the City Colleges of Chicago. Within a multicultural framework, students are taught skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to assist individuals whose abilities to succeed in their daily occupational roles and tasks, are threatened or impaired by physical, psychological, or social dysfunction, aging, developmental deficits, or socio-cultural barriers. The Wright OTA Program’s mission is to educate students who can deliver quality occupational therapy services by working collaboratively with other members of service delivery teams, and under the supervision of occupational therapists. Program graduates will understand and experience the delivery of occupational therapy services in a variety of settings including, hospitals, rehabilitation and long-term care facilities, schools, community agencies, and sheltered workshops.

The Wright College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited and recognized by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20824, (301) 652-2682. Students graduating from an ACOTE accredited program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination administered by The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT).