 
    Miami Dade College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). For more information, see the College’s Accreditation webpage.
The Opticianry Program is accredited by the Commission on  Opticianry Accreditation (COA).
                Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
                PO Box 592
                Canton, NY 13617              
                Graduates must apply to take the American Board of the  Opticianry and the National Contact
                Lens Certification Examinations to be eligible to become  licensed in the State of Florida.
                Graduates must also apply to take the State of Florida  Department of Health Board of
                Opticianry Examination required to practice as an Optician  in Florida.
                
  Florida Board of Opticianry
                4052 Bald Cypress Way , Bin # C08
                Tallahassee , FL 32399 -3258
                Phone: 1-850-488-0595
                Phone: 1-850-245-4474
                Fax: 1-850–921-5389
                http://floridasopticianry.gov/
                
  American Board of Opticianry
  National Contact Lens Examiners
                6506 Loisdale Rd.   Suite 209
                Springfield, VA 22150
                Phone: 1-800-296-1379
                Office: 1-703-719-5800
                http://www.abo-ncle.org/
For a complete list of Optician Associations please visit:
              http://libraryguides.mdc.edu/content.php?pid=273447&sid=2262573