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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$2,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,354 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 110 degrees and certificates were awarded to ophthalmic and optometric support services students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Florida 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 Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometric Support Services

$2,506 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Hillsborough Community College to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,506 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, optometric support majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $17,976 in student debt.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
$2,838 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Miami Dade College Report

$2,657 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$2,830 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Broward College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in Florida. BC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
$3,050 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Palm Beach State College is a great value for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.

Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Cape Coral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, William T McFatter Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. William T McFatter Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Davie.

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Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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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