OTA BA Applicants Director: Janice Love, M.A. Research Analysts:

OTA BA Applicants Director: Janice Love, M.A. Research Analysts: Renee Limback Yan Ma, M.A. Whitney Youngren, M.A. Report Prepared on: 04/27/2017

Highlights We have received 20 applications through April 24, 2017. Twelve applicants obtained their OTA at SAC. Two of the 12 applicants completed their OTA prior to 2009 and their course history, grades, cumulative GPA, term in which degree was obtained, etc. are no longer available in Colleague or the data warehouse. Three applicants are currently obtaining their OTA AS degree at SAC. Five applicants are external candidates. The gender composition is 40% female, 10% male and 50% unknown and 70% of the applicants are 30 years of age and older. Racial group composition among the applicants is distributed between Asian, Filipino, Hispanic/Latino, White/Caucasian and Declined to state/Unknown. Grades earned and Pass/No Pass awarded for courses specific to the OTA program: 50% earned a grade of B, 22% earned an A, and 16% received a ‘Pass’ for fieldwork.

Demographics: Age and Gender Applicants by Age and Gender 30% 25% 5% 20% 15% 15% 15% 10% 20% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 5% 5% 0% 20 - 24 25 - 29 Female Male Unknown The majority of the applicants (50%) are between the ages of 25 and 34 years of age, followed by 20% within the 40 – 44 years of age range.

Demographics: Racial Group 15% 25% Asian 5% Declined to State Filipino Hispanic/Latino 15% White/Caucasian Unknown 20% 20%

Demographics: High School Attended High School Attended 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Bell High School Foreign Secondary School Fountain Valley Herbert Hoover La Quinta High High School High School School Long Khanh Los Amigos High School Rialto High School Santa Ana High School Unknown Applicants are primarily equally distributed among high schools, with the exception of those identified as having attended a foreign secondary school. 10 applicants did not provide information regarding high school attended

OTA Courses: Grades Earned Course Title Contemporary Models of Occupational Therapy Practice Level II Fieldwork - Part I Grade Earned A B 4% 4% C D Level II Fieldwork - Part II No Pass 1% Pass (Blank) Total 8% 1% 9% 9% 7% 1% 9% Physical Components of Occupation Physical Function & Dysfunction 3% 1% 6% 5% 9% 9% 3% Applied Kinesiology Psychosocial Components of Occupation 2% 1% 4% 6% 1% 1% Psychosocial Function & Dysfunction 2% 3% 2% Exploration of Occupation Through Activity Foundations of Occupation and Occupational Therapy 2% 4% 7% 7% 7% Medical Terminology and Documentation for the O.T.A. 2% 4% 7% Human Disease and Occupation 1% 4% 1% 6% Human Occupation Across Lifespan 2% 2% 1% 6% Percentage of Total 22% 50% 10% 1% 8% 7% 7% 1% 1% 16% 1% Half of the applicants (50%) earned a grade of B within the OTA program, 22% earned an A, 10% earned a C, and 1% earned a D. 16% were awarded a ‘Pass’ for fieldwork. 100%

Degrees/Certificates Earned Of the twelve applicants earning the OTA AS degree, some also earned CSU, IGETC, and Liberal Arts degrees. One applicant earned four additional degrees Degree / Certificate CSU General Education Breadth IGETC Gen. Education Breadth IGETC/CSU Certification IGETC/UC Certification L.A: Social & Behavioral Sci. Liberal Arts: Art, Hum & Comm Total 2 1 1 1 1 1 Occupational Therapy Assistant 12 Grand Total 19 Degree / Certificate per Applicant With just OTA With OTA and 1 additional With OTA and 2 additional With OTA and 3 additional With OTA and 4 additional Grand Total Total 9 1 1 0 1 12