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Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,067 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,604 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ophthalmic & optometric support services was ranked #45 in the country. In fact 817 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for optometric support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Optometric Support Services

Our analysis found Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology to be the best value school for ophthalmic & optometric support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, BFIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BFIT are $17,550 per year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Report

#2

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MxCC are $14,100 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. CCRI is a large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

CCRI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,552 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 13
Connecticut 8
Rhode Island 1

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, ophthalmic & optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometric Support Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 445
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 196
Optometric Technician/Assistant 154
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 22

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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