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| Type | Private optometry college |
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| Established | 1872 |
| President | Mark Colip |
Administrative staff | 48 |
| Students | 616 |
| Location | , United States 41°50′05″N 87°37′24″W / 41.8348°N 87.6233°W |
| Website | ico |
The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) is a private optometry college in Chicago, Illinois. Graduating approximately 160 optometrists a year, it is the largest optometry college in the United States[1] and the oldest continually operating educational facility dedicated solely to the teaching of optometrists.[2] The college complex incorporates more than 366,000 square feet (34,000 m2) including an on-site eye care clinic, electronically enhanced lecture center, library, computerized clinical learning equipment, cafeteria, fitness center, and living facilities.
- ^ Register, Shilpa (2011). "A Backward Glance on Optometric Education: Institutional Profile of Schools and Colleges of Optometry" (PDF). Optometric Education. 36: 76–81.
- ^ "Rich Tradition - ICO".