Welcome to the SCC OTA Program!


Occupation refers to the meaningful activities of our daily lives. The activities we select as occupations in our lives are based on our values, beliefs, needs, and desires. Contexts influence how we perform these occupations. Contexts can be external factors such as place or thing, or can come from within ourselves such as our age and culture. We also perform occupations within various roles in our lives. A person can be a brother, son, father, husband, basketball player, neighbor, teacher, and carpenter in their life roles. Collectively occupations, contexts, and roles make up our daily lives.

Imagine being unable to engage in occupations. Be it with individuals or groups, occupational therapy practitioners help people develop or restore their abilities to engage in meaningful occupations, within chosen life roles and contexts. Occupational therapy helps people with living life to its fullest.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Sacramento City College program prepares students for employment as an occupational therapy assistant. Occupational therapy assistants work with people of all ages who, because of physical, cognitive, developmental, social, or emotional problems, need specialized assistance in order to lead an independent, productive, and satisfying life. They may work in a wide variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, school systems, psychiatric hospitals and private practice outpatient clinics.

Want to learn more? Check out Occupational Therapy 101: What Is OT?
Here's a video you'll find helpful, too: It Takes Occupational Therapy.

OTA Applications

  • The application period for Spring 2010 is now closed. The next enrollment period will open July 23, 2010, and will close on September 24, 2010. Forms will be available online and outside the Allied Health Office, Mohr Hall, Room 18.

  • All program prerequisites must be completed or in-progress to apply. Students must have 2.5 GPA in the program prerequisites to be eligible.

  • Students will be notified of their enrollment status approximately 9 weeks after the close of the enrollment period.