by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist. 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 Volunteer State Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in optometric support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at VSCC paid an average of $692 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $168 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,032 | $16,608 |
| Fees | $280 | $280 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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The median early career salary of optometric support students who receive their associate degree from VSCC is $30,409 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $34,929.
Online degrees for the VSCC 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 VSCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% of the optometric support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.0%.
Around 22.2% of optometric support associate degree recipients at VSCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 59%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist | 9 |
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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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