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

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

3 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. 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.

The Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in optometric support at San Jacinto College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at San Jacinto Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a great place for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. SIPI is a small public school located in the suburb of Albuquerque.

Women make up 67% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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#2

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great place for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in optometric support at St Philip's College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at St Philip’s College

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 3 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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