The 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 Erie Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in optometric support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Erie Community College paid an average of $422 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $211 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,047 | $10,094 |
Fees | $675 | $675 |
Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Optometric Support students who received their associate degree at Erie Community College took out an average of $11,393 in student loans. That is 28% lower than the national average of $15,866.
The median early career salary of optometric support students who receive their associate degree from Erie Community College is $32,391 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $34,929.
Online degrees for the Erie Community College optometric support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Erie Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in optometric support in 2019-2020, 77.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.0%.
Around 33.3% of optometric support associate degree recipients at Erie Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 59%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 12 |
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 |
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Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician | 18 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 18 |
Dental Support Services | 58 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 25 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 3 |
Allied Health Professions | 28 |
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*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.
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