State of the College Address 2018

Students: Key Trends

• The College is a national leader relative to the quality of the students it attracts

• Flat or Decreasing Applicant Pool! • Increasing # of O.D. programs? • Affordability/Student Indebtedness

• Limited visibility for optometry as a career path • State support for higher ed operations – Flat! • Optometry lags other health professions in diversity as reflected by URM enrollment

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