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Class of 2026 Start Their Journey into Clinic
Students from the Class of 2026 receive their White Coats and are ready to start clinic in the fall.

Commencement 2023
New England College of Optometry Celebrated its 129th Commencement at Boston Symphony Hall on May 21, 2023.

NECO Partners with VOSH
NECO students and faculty visited the Dominican Republic with nonprofit group Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH). NECO’s partnership with VOSH has enabled countless students, faculty, and alumni to treat patients in communities all over the world.

NECO Highlights Massachusetts’ Strength in Eye Care
Massachusetts Community Health Centers and NECO celebrate 50 years of providing eye care for all

2022 National Optometric Association Convention Award Winners
2022 Dr. Marvin R. Poston Leadership Award and National Vision Grant go to NECO student recipients at the NOA Conference.
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128th Commencement Celebrates the Class of 2022
New England College of Optometry Celebrated its 128th Commencement at Boston Symphony Hall on May 15, 2022. Watch full video from the day’s event.

Student innovators pitch their ideas to improve optometry
Student innovators presented their ideas on advancing eye care through new products and technologies at the 2021 NECO Student Innovation Competition.

Low vision resident, Stephanie Aigbe, OD, recognized by AAOF
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation announced Stephanie Aigbe, OD, as the 2021 recipient of the Alfred A. Rosenbloom, Jr., Low Vision Residency Award. Dr. Aigbe is a graduate and the first Low Vision Rehabilitation resident at the New England College of Optometry.

NECO’s Class of 2022 White Coat Ceremony
On Sunday, August 11th, the Class of 2022 gathered with their friends, families, and colleagues to receive their White Coat before the fall semester begins.

2019 Scholarship Recipients Honored at NECO
On Thursday, April 4, 2019, the New England College of Optometry (NECO) community gathered for the 2019 Scholarship Ceremony.