Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness, interest, and needs of the occupational therapy students for the dementia care center. Methods : We conducted an online questionnaire survey of 492 occupational therapy students nationwide from July 1 to 31, 2018. General characteristics and perceptions, interests and needs were analyzed by descriptive statistics. One way ANOVA and chi-square test were conducted to compare the differences between the items according to grade and age. Results : Lower awareness was found in National Responsibility for Dementia(2.61±1.0), Dementia Care Center(2.84±0.9) and role of an occupational therapist in the Dementia Care Center(2.94±0.9) of the occupational therapy students. Interest to the employment was investigated between middle and high(3.42±0.9). Education was not sufficient(2.98±0.8), and the adequacy of fieldwork was moderate (3.07±0.8). Conclusion : The results of this study can be served as basic data for enhancing competence as a specialist in the dementia care center. Also, it is expected to be a help to raise awareness of the occupational therapy students.