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The Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program prepares students for employment in ophthalmic and optometric practices and in retail optical settings. Students apply technical skills to perform pre-screening and specialty testing, assist with dispensing glasses and contact lenses, and perform office management duties including maintaining patient information and billing and insurance processes.

This program is shared with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and Gateway Technical College. NWTC and GTC students take general studies courses at NWTC, GTC, or online, and technical courses at LTC-Cleveland.

NEW! This program is now Competency-Based.

CBE Member

Competency-Based Education (CBE) is learning at your own pace by mastering competencies through demonstration. It is an academic model in which the time it takes to demonstrate competencies varies, while the expectations about learning are held constant. Students demonstrate mastery through multiple forms of assessment, often at a personalized pace. Once all competencies for this program have been assessed and mastered, students will earn their Technical Diploma.

Career Area

Healthcare

Type

Technical Diploma

Program Number

31-516-4

Availability

CBE

Technical Diploma
Flexible Starting Dates
3 Terms
32 Credits
Financial Aid Eligible

Summer 2023 CBE Schedule
Fall 2023 CBE Schedule
Spring 2024 CBE Schedule

CBE On Campus: Flexible lab/class instruction where you complete assessments at a personalized pace.

Lab availability: Lab available by appointment; day and evening, Monday - Friday

Employer Tuition-Reimbursement Programs available

BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists

Two students will be awarded $3,000 in tuition reimbursement
Apply for the BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists Tuition Reimbursement

Tower Clock Eye Center

One student will be awarded $3,000 in tuition reimbursement
Apply for the Tower Clock Eye Center Tuition Reimbursement

Career Outlook

Ophthalmic Medical Assistant

Median Income: $43,226.00*

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

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Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry’s numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Disclosure:

*Lightcast/EMSI data is a hybrid dataset derived from official government sources such as the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary data is from LTC District, unless noted otherwise (i.e. Wind programs use State of WI.)

Admissions Flexible Learning Courses

ADMISSION AND FIRST SEMESTER ENROLLMENT STEPS

Work with Admissions Advisor to:

Submit Application
Complete the Background Information Disclosure form.
Complete the Student Success Questionnaire.
Complete Technical Standards form.
Schedule your First Time Program Counseling/Registration Session with your assigned program counselor to plan your first semester schedule, review your entire plan of study and discuss the results of the Student Success Questionnaire.

*Submit transcripts and test scores (optional, highly recommended): College transcripts, along with high school transcripts and test scores from within the last five years, used for course registration. Official transcripts needed for transferring college credit(s) and for financial aid purposes.

FUTURE SEMESTER ENROLLMENT STEPS

Work with your Program Counselor to:

Complete and submit Health/TB Tetanus form.

Approximate Costs

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Contact an Admissions Advisor at 920.693.1162

CBE Member Competency-Based Education (CBE) is learning at your own pace by mastering competencies through demonstration. It is an academic model in which the time it takes to demonstrate competencies varies, while the expectations about learning are held constant. Students demonstrate mastery through multiple forms of assessment, often at a personalized pace. Once all competencies for this program have been assessed and mastered, students will earn their Technical Diploma.

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Faculty Bios

Corinne Wicklund

The goal of our Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program is to meet the needs of dispensing opticians, eye doctors, and eye surgeons. Meeting their needs ensures an improvement in the quality of eye care that we provide our communities.

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