Holmes OTA Program

Getting hands-on with clay is so much more than an art project! 🤲✨ The OTA students explored pottery as a powerful therapeutic media. From improving fine motor skills to promoting mindfulness and emotional regulation, the healing power of occupation-based activities is amazing to witness. 🏺🧠 These students learning how to adapt these activities for our future clients is what being an OTA is all about! 🧡 Thank you to for hosting our class and teaching us all the different ways to integrate this media! Who doesn’t love a good craft session?!

Today, our OTA students got hands-on in Therapeutic Media class as they created their own bath salts! This fun and creative activity highlighted the therapeutic benefits of sensory-based interventions while allowing students to explore the use of meaningful occupations in promoting relaxation, stress management, and overall well-being! 🛁

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! You did it!

Holmes honors OTA graduates at pinning ceremony - News @ HolmesCC RIDGELAND, Miss. — Holmes Community College honored Occupational Therapy Assistant graduates during a pinning ceremony held May 6 at 9 a.m. in the McGowan Workforce Training Center on the Ridgeland Campus. The ceremony recognized students completing the college’s Occupational Therapy Assistant T...

Spent the day doing what we love—learning, growing, and giving back! Learning that healing doesn’t always happen in a clinic, it can happen in a barn too. As OTA students, volunteering at Horses for Handicapped was such a meaningful experience. Seeing the impact of therapeutic riding and the joy it brings, reminded us exactly why we chose this field. We are so grateful for every opportunity to make a difference! 🐎💙