Opticianry Program Information Sheet

• Institution
• Accrediting Agency of College
• Administrative Hierarchy
• Program Mailing Address
• Curriculum Design Characteristics
• Faculty and Staff

Institution

Administration/Academic Affairs
Community College of Rhode Island
400 East Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 825-2188

Accrediting Agency of College:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Accredited September 23, 2004

Administrative Hierarchy

• President: Meghan L. Hughes, Ph.D
• Vice President of Academic Affairs:  Rosemary A. Costigan, Ph.D, R.N.
• Dean of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences:  Suzanne Carr, Ph.D, R.N.
• Rehabilitative Health Department Chairperson: Maddie Josephs, MS, MLS (ASCP)

Program Mailing Address

Opticianry Program
Community College of Rhode Island
Newport County Campus
1 John H. Chafee Boulevard
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 851-1672

Curriculum Design Characteristics

• Two year program with general education courses integrated with the technical program courses.
• Length of Program :  5 semesters
• Total Number of Credit Hours in General Education Courses:   21
• Total Number of Credit Hours in Technical Education Courses:   45
•  Total Number of Contact Hours of Clinical Education:   540
• Maximum enrollment in each class of the program: 20

Faculty and Staff

Program Faculty

• Robert L. Burgess, Program Director
• Michael King
• Richard Crute
• Cinda Anderson

Laboratory Manager

• Toni Cimini