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2023 Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 960 people earned a degree or certificate in ophthalmic and optometric support services, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.

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The Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Polytech Adult Education the best school in the United States for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Polytech Adult Education is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Woodside.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulsa Technology Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at Mercy College of Ohio helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the United States. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at GateWay Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metro Technology Centers. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Metro Technology Centers is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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#6

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s best schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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Reynolds Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

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#9

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

National Career Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ophthalmic and optometric support services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Citrus Heights, National Career Education is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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North-West College - Riverside came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, NWC Riverside is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, ophthalmic and optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometric Support Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Optometric Support

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 20 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).

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