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Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,829 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 131 degrees and certificates were awarded to ophthalmic & optometric support services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Optometric Support Services

Our analysis found American Career College - Ontario to be the best value school for ophthalmic & optometric support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. American Career College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Ontario.

Optometric Support majors at American Career College - Ontario take out an average of $8,539 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Our 2023 rankings named American Career College - Los Angeles the best value school in California for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, American Career College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Optometric Support majors at American Career College - Los Angeles take out an average of $8,490 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $91.

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Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 36
Nevada 74

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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