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Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$8,514 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #45 most popular major in the country with 817 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for ophthalmic & optometric support services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,558 per year.

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#3

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Ogeechee Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the United States. Located in the town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the United States. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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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Durham Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

Durham Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,474 in tuition and fees each year.

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Raritan Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RVCC are $7,296 a year.

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Reynolds Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Reynolds Community College are $11,001 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate ophthalmic & optometric support services programs. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,869 per year.

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 20 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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