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Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$2,776 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 #31 most popular major in Florida with 131 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for optometric support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Optometric Support Services

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the best value school in Florida for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, optometric support graduates from HCC carry an average student debtload of $14,432.

HCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MDC is a very large public school located in the city of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MDC is ranked #5 for overall quality for optometric support in Florida.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Miami Dade College Report

#3

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Broward College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $2,830 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year.

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Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 445
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 196
Optometric Technician/Assistant 154
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 22

Majors Similar to Optometric Support

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 5 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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