2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 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.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the United States to see which 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in the United States for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.
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The excellent programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the United States. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.
Madison College also claimed a spot on our Best Optometric Support Services Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Tyler Junior College 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. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the city of Tyler.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a great value for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 a year.
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Raritan Valley Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ophthalmic and optometric support services programs. 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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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $8,936 per year.
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Lakeshore Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ophthalmic and optometric support services programs. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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Hillsborough Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools list. HCC is a fairly 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. On average, optometric support graduates from HCC take out $17,976 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,552 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro, GA |
12 | Reynolds Community College | Richmond, VA |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region
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Majors Related to Optometric Support
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, ophthalmic and optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Optometric Support Concentrations
Majors Similar to Optometric Support
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.