{"id":3835,"date":"2017-11-06T11:48:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T17:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?page_id=3835"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:50:39","slug":"facstaff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/otha\/facstaff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1560804980155{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #494e6b !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;nav-column&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Program Info<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7236&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTVCY3NzbWVudW1ha2VycHJvJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNzI0MiUyMiU1RCUwOQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528207271385{margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 7px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;middle-column&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519760803266{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Occupational Therapy Assistant Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510676777475{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]For general questions about the Occupational Therapy Assistant program, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. 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