Ophthalmic Medical Assistant Diploma | Gateway Technical College

Earn your diploma in just three semesters from Lakeshore Technical College by attending courses on Gateway’s Racine Campus using Instructional Television with an instructor-led, hands-on lab.
Prepare for employment opportunities in a range of retail optical, private optometry vision clinics or other eye care services.
Gain clinical experience nearby by working with area optical clinics to secure hands-on experience in the field.
Attend core classes that fit your schedule. Flexible course scheduling allows you to only come to campus one or two days per week.

Program Credits

LOCATION

Racine Campus

Financial Aid Eligible

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST

Tuition & Fees: $1,666
Books and Supplies: $595

Start Dates

Fall, Spring, Summer

Salary Outlook

N/A

Career Opportunities:

Ophthalmic Medical Technician, Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician

Program Courses

Curriculum Sheet:

31-516-4 Ophthalmic Medical Assistant (Shared Program with LTC) 2024-2025 Curriculum Sheet.pdf

Course Number: 501-101Credits: 3.00

This course focuses on the component parts of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Students practice formation, analysis, and reconstruction of terms, with an emphasis on spelling, definition, and pronunciation. They are introduced to operative, diagnostic, therapeutic, and symptomatic terminology of all body systems, as well as systemic and surgical terminology.

Course Number: 509-302Credits: 3.00

This course focuses on diseases that are frequently first diagnosed and treated in the medical office setting. Students learn to recognize the causes, signs, and symptoms of diseases of the major body systems as well as the diagnostic procedures, usual treatment, prognosis, and prevention of common diseases.

Course Number: 509-308Credits: 2.00

This course introduces students to classifying indications into correct drug categories and applying basic pharmacology principles. Students apply basic pharmacodynamics to identifying common medications, medication preparation, and administration of medications used by the major body systems.

Course Number: 509-309Credits: 2.00

This course prepares students to display professionalism and perform within ethical and legal boundaries in the health care setting. Students maintain confidentiality, examine legal aspects of the medical record, perform risk management procedures, and examine legal and bioethical issues.

Admissions Requirements

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The Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program is a shared program with Lakeshore Technical College. Students choosing to start the program at Gateway are able to complete up to nine credits toward the degree at Lakeshore.

To be completed with Gateway Technical College:

Submit a free online application with Gateway Technical College at gtc.edu/apply
Students must meet one of the following; minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.6 (unweighted); earned at least 12 college credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0; or complete valid reading placement assessments; or earned technical diploma or higher. Transcripts or test scores can be submitted to Gateway Technical College
Students must complete a Release of Information Form to allow Gateway Technical College to share academic and student record information with Lakeshore Technical College

For assistance with steps at Gateway Technical College please contact 800-247-7122 WI Relay 711 or newstudentspecialists@gtc.edu.

This program is competency-based education (CBE). This means that students learn at their own pace by mastering competencies through demonstration. It is an academic model in which the time it takes to demonstrate competencies varies, while the expectations about learning are held constant. Students demonstrate mastery through multiple forms of assessment, often at a personalized pace. Once all competencies for this program have been assessed and mastered, students earn their technical diploma.

Interested students should consult the Lakeshore website for program and admission requirements. Students will be admitted to the program and receive financial aid through Lakeshore.

For more information, please contact Admissions@gotoltc.edu or call 920-693-1162.

For program details visit: https://gotoltc.edu/programs-and-courses/degree-programs/ophthalmic-medical-assistant
To apply: https://gotoltc.edu/how-to-apply/index.html

Program Courses

Medical Terminology

Human Body in Health & Disease

Pharmacology for Allied Health Pharm for Allied Health

Medical Law, Ethics, & Professionalism

Admissions Requirements

Affiliations & Accreditation