Formal Education
OAM Partners With The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
In 2005 the OAM Board of Directors voted to focus their efforts in developing a two-year degree opticianry curriculum that it would then present to Boston area colleges in an effort to create a new school for Opticians in the Commonwealth. A year later, the OAM, together with the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, became the first state association for opticians to partner with a college in offering an Associate Degree in Opticianry. Today, the OAM continues to support the college by raising funds for scholarships, providing equipment, externship sites and mentors for the students.
Please follow the link for more details regarding The Benjamin Franklin Institute of technology (BFIT) or to request their Opticianry Career Guide.