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Peer reviewedMcClure, Lawrence H. – Optometric Education, 2000
Examines data from annual surveys of member institutions of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry concerning cost of education, student financial assistance, and student indebtedness. Twelve tables and six figures detail cost and indebtedness factors from 1989/90 through 1996/97. Finds costs and indebtedness have gone up…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Educational Benefits, Higher Education, National Surveys
Download full textRosenthal, Smauel; And Others – 1978
Enrollment data are presented for each school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, and veterinary medicine for the academic years 1970-71 through 1981-82. Projections for future years are made from the length of the academic program for current enrollees. The data are segmented by program type, and include the actual…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Degrees (Academic), Dentistry, Enrollment
Dorn, Wesley N.; And Others – 1974
Concern about the adequacy of existing optometry schools to meet the needs and demands for optometric education in the South prompted a study, to result in a proposal for expansion of education in the field. The results showed that there is a shortage of optometrists in each of the 14 states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Contracts, Educational Assessment, Educational Demand
Redmond, Douglas W. – 1978
Students at 12 of the 13 schools and colleges of optometry were surveyed for demographic, socioeconomic, and financial characteristics in 1975-76. The western region was found to have the highest ratio of students to population. Overall, students indicated they intend to practice in communities similar to those of their permanent residence. The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Health Personnel
Graduates of the College of Optometry Reflect on Their Experience with Nova Southeastern University.
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1997
The report summarizes a survey of 46 graduates of the Nova Southeastern University (Florida) doctoral program in optometry, the only such program in the state, concerning professional and program issues, including professional employment patterns and feedback on the doctoral program. Results indicate that school location was a primary reason for…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), College Choice, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1979
A determination was made of how graduates of Texas professional education programs perform on licensure examinations in comparison with their counterparts in other states. Test scores of Texas graduates were compared with national norms and averages in other states, when available, as well as with scores of graduates of out-of-state programs who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Architecture, Certification
