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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 153 people earned their degree in laser and optical technology/technician, making the major the 994th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11 laser and optical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 laser and optical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great laser and optical technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the laser and optical technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree laser and optical tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s laser and optical techn degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree laser and optical tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Laser & Optical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Laser and Optical Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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