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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$12,080 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,456 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

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

Top 10 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools

$5,578 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Piedmont Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Piedmont Community College are $8,936 a year.

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$9,111 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $9,111 per year. Optometric Support majors at HCC take out an average of $17,976 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,552 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,552 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA
$5,540 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ogeechee 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 Southeast Region . Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 per year.

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$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

Reynolds Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Reynolds Community College are $8,800 a year.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

Delgado Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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$7,479 Average Tuition & Fees

Durham Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ophthalmic and optometric support services programs. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Durham Technical Community College are $7,479 per year.

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$6,740 Average Tuition & Fees

East Mississippi Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

EMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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$8,681 Average Tuition & Fees

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. CCCTI is a small public school located in the suburb of Hudson.

CCCTI undergraduate students pay an average of $8,681 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 colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 110
North Carolina 15
Tennessee 28
Georgia 10
Virginia 18
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 1

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 21 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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