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2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Basic 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Optometric Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometric support majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National Career Education the most popular school in California for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Citrus Heights, National Career Education is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the optometric support majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North-West College - Riverside is a great place for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Riverside, NWC Riverside is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North-West College - West Covina is a great place for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their basic certificate. NWC West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.

Of the 6 students majoring in optometric support at NWC West Covina, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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).

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