Salus University history

In 1932, PCO's growth requires a move to a large, 32-acre campus in the Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania State College of Optometry (PSCO) changed its name to Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) in 1964.

In 1975, PCO was the first college of optometry to develop a comprehensive, off-campus externship program.

The Eye Institute (TEI) of Salus University was established in 1978 in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia and recently underwent an $11 million renovation.

The institution remained a single purpose institution until 1983, when our Graduate Studies in Vision Impairment programs were established, the first of their kind.

In 2000, PCO became the first school of optometry in the county to offer a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree when it received approval by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

By 2003, PCO had created a distance education program for licensed and practicing audiologists called AuD online and was finalizing construction of a new building to be used by students enrolled in the AuD curriculum by their commencement.

The Pennsylvania Ear Institute (PEI), the clinical facility of the program, was opened on November 19, 2004, shortly before the school's first class of AuD students would begin their four-year curriculum.

Our inaugural class of on-campus audiology students graduated in 2007.

Salus University, established on July 1, 2008, consists of four colleges: Pennsylvania College of Optometry; George S. Osborne College of Audiology; College of Education and Rehabilitation, and College of Health Sciences.

After a multi-million dollar renovation, The "New" Eye Institute opened in May 2011 with a state-of-the-art design for high quality patient care.

Also in August 2012, the first class of Occupational Therapy students was welcomed into the Master of Science Occupational Therapy Program.