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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$9,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for optometric support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

Check out the optometric support programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometric Support Services

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value 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.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #5 for overall quality for optometric support in the Great Lakes Region .

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$6,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeshore Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,056 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Lakeshore Technical College Report

#3

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI
$7,192 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Henry Ford College is a large public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henry Ford College are $7,192 per year.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$7,406 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value 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.

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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$8,586 Average Tuition & Fees

Cuyahoga Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school 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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#7

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH
$18,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Mercy College of Ohio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mercy College are $18,850 a year.

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#8

Triton College

River Grove, IL
$13,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Triton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Triton College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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Miami Valley Career Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Miami Valley CTC is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Englewood.

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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.

  • 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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