Certificate in Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician

The ophthalmic laboratory technician certificate teaches you surfacing, finishing and other tasks necessary to fabricate prescription eyewear. This program prepares you to work in a wholesale or retail optical laboratory.

This certificate applies to the opticianry AS degree, which prepares you for a supervisory or management position in the ophthalmic industry, while learning about safety and sports vision, customer service, and merchandising.

This curriculum is from the current college catalog and is meant to provide prospective students an example of courses taken in this degreecertificate. It is not intended to be used for graduation requirements. Students should consult an advisor for graduation information.

To be eligible for admission to an associate degree program at HCC, applicants must submit documentation that they have the equivalent of one of the following: high school equivalency certificate (GED) Associate or higher degree standard high school diploma High School If you graduated from a high school in the United States, please request that final, official transcripts be sent to HCC in a sealed envelope or electronically directly from your high school by the given application deadline. Transcripts must include your final grades and graduation date. Opened transcripts are considered to be unofficial and will not be accepted. IELTS academic overall band score of 5.5 or higher TOEFL score of 61 (iBT) or higher.