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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$7,325 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Central Piedmont Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College also did well on our Best Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 per year.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

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

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic & optometric support services schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

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

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#5

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the 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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Hillsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic & optometric support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, HCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic & optometric support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. CCCTI is a small public school located in the suburb of Hudson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCCTI are $8,681 per year.

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Sandhills Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate ophthalmic & optometric support services programs. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.

SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,908 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #9, Broward College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. BC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Cape Coral Technical College

Cape Coral, FL

Cape Coral Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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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 11 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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