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Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic 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 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Piedmont Technical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

Women make up 63% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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#2

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ogeechee Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Women make up 86% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Durham Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

About 88% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southwest Virginia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Cedar Bluff, Southwest Virginia is a public school with a small student population.

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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 7 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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