1245 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104

Located in Memphis, Tennessee, Southern College of Optometry is a not-for-profit private graduate-level college that offers a Doctor of Optometry degree. The Tennessee college was founded in 1932, and it is committed to educating students about optometry. Students can only apply to Southern College of Optometry after two full years in an accredited undergraduate institution of higher learning.

The Tennessee college offers a patient-centered academic program that is aimed at preparing students for careers in optometry. Students at Southern College of Optometry are active in many organizations on campus, including the Student Government Association, American Optometric Student Association and Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity.

Southern College of Optometry is home to an on-campus clinic that specializes in primary care optometry, pediatrics and vision therapy. Students work with experienced optometrists and physicians to provide care for patients. The Tennessee college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Quick Facts

Graduates of Southern College of Optometry go on to practice in eight foreign countries and 50 states. Around 14 percent of all optometrists in the nation graduated from this optometry college.

Southern College of Optometry houses the Eye Center, one of the largest single-specialty health care facilities in North America. Every year, approximately 55 doctors take care of 60,000 patients in the Eye Center's 46,000 square foot facility.

There are only 17 schools and college of optometry in the country. Southern College of Optometry is one of them.

Southern College of Optometry enrolls over 450 students each year. Ninety-eight percent of its students have already earned bachelor's degrees.

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