by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in optometric support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at BFIT paid an average of $707 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,950 | $16,950 |
| Fees | $600 | $600 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about BFIT tuition and fees.
optometric support who receive their associate degree from BFIT make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $34,929.
BFIT does not offer an online option for its optometric support associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BFIT Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in optometric support in 2019-2020, 81.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 63.6% of the optometric support associate degrees at BFIT in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ophthalmic and optometric support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 9 |
View All Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
