{"id":323,"date":"2017-04-26T14:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/widowprod.rccc.edu\/healtheducation\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:50:55","slug":"about-occupational-therapy-assistant-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/healtheducation\/about-occupational-therapy-assistant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"About Occupational Therapy Assistant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider show_arrows=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h1&#8243; 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