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Kentucky College of Optometry 147 Sycamore Street Pikeville, Kentucky 41501 (606) 218-5251 kycoadmissions@upike.edu
The Kentucky College of Optometry graduated its first class in 2020. As we gather this data we will publish it for review on this page.
* In 2022, the faculty of the Kentucky College of Optometry changed the graduation requirements for the Doctor of Optometry degree. This change allowed students from the Class of 2020 and 2021 to have their degrees conferred in 2022. Therefore, 70 students actually received degrees in 2022, but only 55 were from the Class of 2022. Within the Class of 2022, 44 students passed all 3 Parts of the NBEO or were licensed to practice optometry at the time of graduation. This is 80.00% of the students.
March administration only
December administration only
Source: ASCO Annual Student Data ReportsNotes: (1) Applicant data comes from the OptomCAS data Files, (20) Percent minority removes unknown applicants/matriculates from denominator
Sources: ASCO Annual Student Data Reports and OptomCAS data files.Note: (1) In the OAT, scores range from 200 to 400 with a mean of 300.
Sources: ASCO Annual Student Data Reports and OptomCAS data files.
Currently, KYCO has matriculated students from 38 U.S. States with the highest number coming from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sources: OptomCAS data files and KYCO Survey of First Year Students.
Notes: (1) The Central Appalachian Region includes the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia; the South Central Appalachian Region includes the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Source: ASCO Annual Student Data Report.
Note: (1) ASCO does not count students with approved leaves of absence as part of the attrition calculation.
Sources: KY Council on Postsecondary Education Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred and Graduate Office of Student Affairs
Source: KYCO Office of Assessment