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2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region

24 Colleges
$40,456 Avg Salary
$17,976 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School for You

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #26 most popular major in the country with 960 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, optometric support graduates from HCC take out $17,976 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

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#3

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ogeechee Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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The excellent programs at Reynolds Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the Southeast Region . Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

The excellent programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Volunteer State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

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#8

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 110
North Carolina 15
Tennessee 28
Georgia 10
Virginia 18
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 1

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 24 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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