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2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

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

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #20 most popular major in New Jersey with 35 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

Check out the optometric support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the most popular school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, optometric support majors at Camden County College accumulate an average of around $9,918 in student debt.

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#2

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in New Jersey. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

Women make up 64% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 31
Pennsylvania 4

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 3 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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