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2023 Best Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$27,248 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for optometric support majors pursuing a .

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Optometric Support Services

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Miami Valley Career Technology Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Miami Valley CTC is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Englewood.

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#3

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mercy College of Ohio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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The excellent programs at Lakeshore Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Henry Ford College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Henry Ford College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best ophthalmic and optometric support services programs. Located in the suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic and optometric support services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1
Ohio 6
Michigan 11
Indiana 2

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 9 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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