New England College of Optometry

Coordinates: 42°21′06″N 71°05′12″W / 42.3518°N 71.0868°W / 42.3518; -71.0868
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New England College of Optometry
President
Howard Purcell
Location, ,
United States

42°21′06″N 71°05′12″W / 42.3518°N 71.0868°W / 42.3518; -71.0868
Websitewww.neco.edu

The New England College of Optometry is a private optometry college in Boston, Massachusetts. It enrolls over 500 students and is one of the oldest continually operating college of optometry in the United States.

History

It was originally established as the Klein School of Optics in 1894 by

Back Bay
section of Boston.

The college offers both Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) and Master of Science in Vision Science degrees. Special emphasis is placed on direct contact with patients, and to this end students make use of the College's owned and operated clinics, NECO Center for Eye Care Commonwealth and Roslindale, as well as the NECO Clinical Network of eye care centers.

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