Illinois College Of Optometry

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Illinois College of Optometry, ICO, is a private optometry college in Chicago, Illinois that was founded by Dr. Henry Olin in 1872. The college campus is comprised of over 366,000 square feet of space including a library, an electronically enhanced lecture center, recreational & living facilities, and computerized clinical learning equipment. ICO offers Doctor of Optometry (O. D.) and Bachelor of Science in Visual Science (BSVS) degrees to students. Courses include optics, visual perception, ocular anatomy and physiology, sensory aspects of vision, as well as immunology, human anatomy, and pharmacology.

Illinois College of Optometry has over 20 clubs and organizations including the National Optometric Student Association, the Fellowship of Christian Optometrists, the Private Practice Club, the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society, and the ICO Leo Club.

ICO has the Carl F. Shepard Library which contains a collection of periodicals, books, MP3s, CD-ROMs, DVD’s, and other types of media related to ocular and general health, and visual sciences.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Illinois College Of Optometry participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Illinois College Of Optometry provides on-campus housing for 200 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 12 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Illinois College Of Optometry offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICINE (155 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Optometry (OD)