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Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,604 Avg Salary

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

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, ophthalmic & optometric support services is the #30 most popular major in Tennessee.

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 in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Volunteer State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VSCC are $4,404 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, VSCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for optometric support in Tennessee.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Volunteer State Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Roane State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roane State Community College are $4,724 a year.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Roane State Community College

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

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

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

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 2 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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