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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

34 Colleges
$8,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,604 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree School for You

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #45 most popular major in the country with 949 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for optometric support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the optometric support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Camden County College are $3,744 a year. On average, optometric support graduates from Camden County College take out $9,918 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Raritan Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the United States. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, RVCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. HCC is a large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $9,111 a year. Optometric Support majors at HCC take out an average of $20,498 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

HCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a great value for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,552 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Reynolds Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic and optometric support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. Moorpark College is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorpark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moorpark College are $7,398 a year.

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#9

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

With a ranking of #9, Henry Ford College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Henry Ford College are $7,192 a year.

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Durham Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic and optometric support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Durham Technical Community College are $7,479 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, optometric support graduates from Durham Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,479.

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Optometric Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 511
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 211
Optometric Technician/Assistant 187
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 40

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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