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2023 Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges
$38,604 Avg Salary
$22,797 Avg Student Debt

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

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #26 most popular major in the country with 960 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the optometric support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the best school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, optometric support majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $20,498 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Volunteer State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

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#4

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. BC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

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With a ranking of #7, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that optometric support majors at Durham Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,479.

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#9

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic and optometric support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 110
North Carolina 15
Tennessee 28
Georgia 10
Virginia 18
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 1

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

Optometric Support Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 511
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 216
Optometric Technician/Assistant 187
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 44
Orthoptics/Orthoptist 2

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 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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