Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at New York City College of Technology

Every ophthalmic and optometric support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the optometric support program at New York City College of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

City Tech is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 15,513 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 17 students received their associate's degree in optometric support.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

City Tech Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Optometric Support

City Tech Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Rankings

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Optometric Support Student Demographics at City Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the optometric support majors at New York City College of Technology.

City Tech Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of optometric support associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in optometric support only graduates about 22% men each year. The program at City Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

City Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in optometric support graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York City College of Technology with a associate's in optometric support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services

If you plan to be a optometric support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York City College of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	17

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services

Careers That Optometric Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in optometric support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for New York City College of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Dispensing Opticians	3,240	$54,730

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.