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Optometric Support Services at Essex County College

If you are interested in studying Optometric Support Services, consider the program at Essex County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Essex County College sits in Newark, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 optometric support services graduations were recorded at Essex County College.

Online Class Availability at Essex County College

Distance learning is available at Essex County College. Of 7,026 students, 706 (10%) studied exclusively online and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Optometric Support Services Rankings at Essex County College

Use these rankings to compare Essex County College’s Optometric Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#1 of 3
Best Value	New Jersey	#1 of 2
Best Value	Nationwide	#4 of 26

Earnings for Optometric Support Services Graduates from Essex County College

Students who complete Essex County College’s Optometric Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$33,512
2 years	$44,971

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Optometric Support Services graduates at Essex County College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Optometric Support Services graduates at Essex County College are 80% women (16) and 20% men (4).

Optometric Support Services Associate’s Program at Essex County College

Of the 10 associate’s optometric support services degrees awarded at Essex County College, 70% were women (7) and 30% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Optometric Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 70% of Optometric Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, higher than the national average of 64%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Optometric Support Services Concentrations at Essex County College

The Optometric Support Services program at Essex County College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Optometric Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Optometric Support Services program at Essex County College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Optometric Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Opticians, Dispensing	$127,783
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$51,958

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.