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Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$9,945 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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $9,111 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, optometric support majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $14,432 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, HCC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $11,001 per year.

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#4

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

The excellent associate degree programs at Ogeechee Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the Southeast Region . Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Durham Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Durham Technical Community College are $7,474 a year.

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East Mississippi Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EMCC are $6,740 per year.

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#7

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #7, Broward College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $8,952 a year.

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#8

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MDC are $9,661 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MDC also did well on our Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

With a ranking of #9, Palm Beach State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Palm Beach State College are $10,910 a year.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic & optometric support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $9,631 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 schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 62
Arkansas 1
North Carolina 48
Florida 131
Louisiana 5
Virginia 22
Tennessee 28
Mississippi 6

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 12 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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