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Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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$11,699 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 24 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, ophthalmic & optometric support services is the #38 most popular major in Ohio.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Optometric Support Services

#1

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Stark State College the best value school in Ohio for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,548 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,622 per year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Cuyahoga Community College District Report

#3

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mercy College of Ohio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mercy College are $18,850 a year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Mercy College of Ohio Report

Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11
Indiana 9
Wisconsin 23
Illinois 2

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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