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Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

15 Colleges
$38,604 Avg Salary
$12,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometric support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Hillsborough Community College to be the most popular school for ophthalmic & optometric support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in optometric support at HCC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Optometric Support majors at HCC take out an average of $14,432 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Gallatin.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 12 students majoring in optometric support at BC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

With a ranking of #6, Palm Beach State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.

About 83% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Roane State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Harriman.

Women make up 82% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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Durham Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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East Mississippi Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services colleges 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 15 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).

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