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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

34 Colleges
$8,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,604 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 960 people earned a degree or certificate in ophthalmic and optometric support services, making the major the #280 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for optometric support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, optometric support graduates from Camden County College carry an average student debtload of $9,918.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Raritan Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. HCC is a large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $9,111 a year. The average amount in student loans that optometric support majors at HCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,498.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, HCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,552 per year.

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Reynolds Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $8,800 per year.

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#7

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #7, Ogeechee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 a year.

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#8

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

With a ranking of #8, Moorpark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moorpark College are $7,398 a year.

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#9

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Henry Ford College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henry Ford College are $7,192 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Durham Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Durham Technical Community College are $7,479 a year. Optometric Support majors at Durham Technical Community College take out an average of $21,479 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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