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2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

Check out the optometric support basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our analysis found College of Southern Nevada to be the most popular school for ophthalmic & optometric support services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . CSN is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 66% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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#2

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Career Education. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Citrus Heights, National Career Education is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North-West College - Riverside. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, NWC Riverside is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North-West College - West Covina landed the # 4 spot on the list. NWC West Covina is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Covina.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at North-West College - West Covina Report

Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
California 131
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 4 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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