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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,113 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School for You

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #23 most popular major in North Carolina with 15 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometric Support Services

Our analysis found Central Piedmont Community College to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Optometric Support Services Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Durham Technical Community College is a great value for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Durham.

Durham Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,537 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is a great value for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hudson, CCCTI is a public school with a small student population.

CCCTI undergraduate students pay an average of $2,537 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,764 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Sandhills Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in North Carolina. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $2,764 a year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Sandhills Community College Report

#5

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Optometric Support Services Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Duke University

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
Florida 110
Tennessee 28
Georgia 10
Virginia 18
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 1

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, ophthalmic and optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometric Support Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Optometric Support

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 5 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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