Why NECO?

The College is located in a city that is synonymous with world-class hospitals and great medical care. Students work with patients of all types in the community health centers and other settings along with residents and interns from many disciplines and specialties.

Classes are taught by some of the best scientists and clinicians in their field, relating the latest concepts with care and attention. These faculty are available to students to answer their questions and help them shape their goals for their future. The College emphasizes small group instruction where students are encouraged to think through clinical case problems, integrating basic science and clinical observation to solve the problems of potential patients.

New students have the opportunity to perform visual screenings within a few months of their arrival, and become involved in this aspect of their education earlier than students at other optometry schools. Students quickly build up a level of proficiency so they can accept more and more responsibility for patient care. By the time they reach the all-clinical final year, they will have the opportunity to examine approximately 1,500 to 2,000 patients in some of the most interesting eye care settings imaginable: medical school teaching clinics, community health centers and clinics for multiply handicapped children.