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Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Undergraduate 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the optometric support undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, optometric support graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $10,178.

In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Madison Area Technical College Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakeshore Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,326 a year.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Lakeshore Technical College

#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Ivy Tech Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great value for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 per year.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,644 per year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Stark State College Report

With a ranking of #6, Miami Valley Career Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Englewood, Miami Valley CTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Miami Valley Career Technology Center Report

Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11
Indiana 9
Wisconsin 23
Ohio 24
Illinois 2

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 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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