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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,471 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 2 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, ophthalmic and optometric support services is the #28 most popular major in California.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Optometric Support Services

Our analysis found American Career College - Ontario to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. American Career College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ontario.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, optometric support majors at American Career College - Ontario accumulate an average of around $10,513 in student debt.

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Our analysis found American Career College - Los Angeles to be the best value school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, American Career College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, optometric support majors at American Career College - Los Angeles accumulate an average of around $10,062 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $76, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 36
Washington 0
Nevada 22

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

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 2 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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