Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician at Essex County College

If you plan to study opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician, take a look at what Essex County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician section at the bottom of this page.

Essex Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician

Essex Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Rankings

Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician majors at Essex County College.

Essex Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Associate’s Program

70% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at Essex may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Grads May Go Into

A degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Dispensing Opticians	1,750	$56,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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