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2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools

46 Colleges
$38,604 Avg Salary
$22,797 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 960 people earned a degree or certificate in ophthalmic and optometric support services, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the most popular school in the United States for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Women make up 62% of the optometric support majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that optometric support majors at HCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,498.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia Central University - Caguas is a great place for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Caguas, Columbia Central University - Caguas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 74% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Denver, PMI Denver is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in optometric support at PMI Denver, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 4% are male.

On average, optometric support graduates from Portland Community College take out $27,044 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSN is a very large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Of the 22 students majoring in optometric support at CSN, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#6

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

Of the 20 students majoring in optometric support at MDC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Reynolds Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in optometric support at Reynolds Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Volunteer State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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New York City College of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree ophthalmic and optometric support services programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 35% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, optometric support graduates from City Tech carry an average student debt load of $13,863.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Mayaguez, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in optometric support at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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Far Western US
Southwest
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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 26 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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