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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Optometric Support Services

#1

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Our analysis found Stark State College to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year.

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#2

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College of Ohio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Mercy College undergraduate students pay an average of $18,850 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cuyahoga Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,586 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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 3 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).

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