OD&D Graduate Statistics & Accreditation Status

National Optician Competency Examination – American Board of Opticianry

Class of 2008 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2009 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2010 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2011 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Contact Lens Registry Examination – National Contact Lens Examiners

Class of 2008 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2009 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2010 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2011 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Connecticut State Practical Exam for Optician Licensure

Class of 2008 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2009 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2010 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Class of 2011 – 100% of Graduates Passed Exam

Program Accreditation Status

The Ophthalmic Design and Dispensing Program has been accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation since 1990.

The Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA), a not-for-profit agency, accredits Opticianry education in the United States.

The mission of the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation is to foster excellence in opticianry education by setting standards, assessing educational effectiveness, and identifying those academic programs that meet the standards, in order to aid programs to produce competent graduates who will provide professional services to the public.

Scope of accreditation: COA accredits two-year Opticianry degree programs and one-year ophthalmic laboratory technology certificate programs in the United States and Canada that are sponsored by post-secondary institutions accredited by agencies recognized by the Department of Education or CHEA.

Recognition: The COA is recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA, http://www.chea.org/).

Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
PO Box 592
Canton NY, 13617