Midwestern University unveils plans for new optometry school

Downers Grove, IL-Midwestern University in Downers Grove, IL, has announced plans to open a new optometry school. The university’s campus in Glendale, AZ, is already home to the Arizona College of Optometry. 

The university recently unveiled its plans to build a new office and classroom building to act as the future home of the college, which will enroll 50 students per year. According to university spokesperson Jill Blair-Smith, the university has not yet received state approval for the program. The program’s implementation could be more than two years away.