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Opticianry, Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician
A program that prepares individuals to adapt and fit corrective eyewear, including eyeglasses and contact lenses, as prescribed by ophthalmologists or optometrists; to assist patients in selecting appropriate frames; and to prepare work orders for ophthalmic laboratory technicians. Includes instruction in geometrical optics; ophthalmic optics; anatomy of the eye; optical instrumentation; use and maintenance of adjustment and cleaning tools; prescription interpretation; contact lens adaptation and fitting; prosthesis fitting; facial and eye measuring; pathology identification; record-keeping; and patient and business administrative tasks.
Popular Public Colleges & Universities Offering This Program
- 300 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 56
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 501 W State St
Jacksonville, FL 32202
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- 300 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33132
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 26
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public 4-Year Primarily Associates
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- 14025 58th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33760
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public 4-Year Primarily Associates
- Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 225 E las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 12
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- College Drive
Blackwood, NJ 08012
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 7
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
- 103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05676
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 2
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Large
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 700 Carnegie Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 10
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- 495 N Indian Creek Dr
Clarkston, GA 30021
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 48
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 1637 Lawson St
Durham, NC 27703
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 7
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 1512 Kemper Street
Scooba, MS 39358
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 2
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 919 Hunter Drive
El Paso, TX 79915
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- 121 Ellicott St
Buffalo, NY 14203
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 22
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
- 303 University Ave
Newark, NJ 07102
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 6
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
- 1141 Wallace Drive
Dothan, AL 36303
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Large
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 39 Columbia Drive
Tampa, FL 33606
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 37
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- 3301 Hocking Parkway
Nelsonville, OH 45764
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 10
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Large
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 303 Homestead Ave
Holyoke, MA 01040
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 8
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 6250 U S Highway 31 N
Tanner, AL 35671
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Large
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
- 100 Training Hill Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 10
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 700 W State St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 4
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- One Joe Kennedy Blvd
Statesboro, GA 30458
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 7
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 1000 Campus Dr
Helena, AR 72342
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Remote Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public 2-Year Colleges Under 4-Year Universities
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 128 Lamington Road
North Branch, NJ 08876
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 3
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 276 Patton Lane
Harriman, TN 37748
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 11
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 1701 Broadway Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 12
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 9169 Coors Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 4
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Tribal College: Yes
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: Under 1,000
- Classification: Tribal Colleges
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 533 College Rd
Selden, NY 11784
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 18
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year
- 1400 East Fifth Street
Tyler, TX 75789
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Large
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
- 1250 Welton Street
Denver, CO 80204
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 3
- Highest Degree Offered: Non-Degree Granting
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- 600 F St
Martinez, CA 94553
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 16
- Highest Degree Offered: Non-Degree Granting
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: Under 1,000
Popular Private Colleges & Universities Offering This Program
- 4021 Rosewood Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 83
- Highest Degree Offered: Non-Degree Granting
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008