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Tidewater Community College

Occupational Therapist Assistant (51.0803)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Occupational Therapy Assistant
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 510803

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  12/2004
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  10/2004
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19564627
2019-2065514
2020-21614954
2021-22544020
2022-23433833

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
8.1662$ 3,370




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1927027
2019-20404
2020-2152254
2021-2218220
2022-2331233
Five Year Summary1326138
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0164613813880138



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)10865%$35,210$55,540$63,008
2013-14 (8 years)12866%$33,759$48,275$65,059
2016-17 (5 years)14467%$32,155$46,169$58,565
2018-19 (3 years)14874%$28,955$46,227$55,789
2020-21 (18 months)23269%$58,471$84,926$107,326



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-187953.4%$ 10,394$ 18,500$ 21,962$ 29,471
2014-15 to 2018-198154.7%$ 9,898$ 17,320$ 21,719$ 27,862
2015-16 to 2019-206755.8%$ 10,392$ 17,484$ 22,372$ 28,508
2016-17 to 2020-217049.0%$ 10,392$ 18,011$ 24,993$ 31,500
2017-18 to 2021-226447.1%$ 10,342$ 18,027$ 26,816$ 35,849
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-187953.4%$ 10,394$ 18,503$ 24,974$ 31,692
2014-15 to 2018-198154.7%$ 9,898$ 17,320$ 25,170$ 31,692
2015-16 to 2019-206755.8%$ 10,392$ 18,500$ 25,972$ 33,131
2016-17 to 2020-217049.0%$ 10,392$ 18,516$ 29,503$ 38,326
2017-18 to 2021-226447.1%$ 10,342$ 18,818$ 31,545$ 56,499


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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