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Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$7,374 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Piedmont Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,558 a year.

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#2

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ogeechee Technical College is a great value for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the 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.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Durham Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large 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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The excellent basic certificate programs at Reynolds 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 . Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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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Hillsborough Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, HCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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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 6 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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