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Basic Certificates in Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services

191 Yearly Graduations
83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 67% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of optometric support graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Optometric Support Majors

In 2020-2021, 191 earned their basic certificate in optometric support. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in optometric support at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 493
Undergraduate Certificate 251
Basic Certificate 191
Bachelor’s Degree 14
Graduate Certificate 7
Master’s Degree 4

Earnings of Optometric Support Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in optometric support. About 83.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 32
Women 159
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The racial-ethnic distribution of optometric support basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 61
White 58
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 16
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Optometric Support Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 60
Optometric Technician 57
Ophthalmic Technician 47
Other Optometric Support Services 27

Below are some popular majors that are similar to optometric support that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 38,505
Allied Health Professions 20,874
Allied Health Services 17,589
Health/Medical Admin Services 16,095
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,031

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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