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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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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. 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the best value school for ophthalmic & optometric support services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at GateWay Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the Southwest Region . GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#2

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metro Technology Centers. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Metro Technology Centers is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great value for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Tulsa Technology Center Report

Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 10
Texas 50
Oklahoma 33
New Mexico 7

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 4 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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