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2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate

9 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$5,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist is the 932nd most popular major in the country with 205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 84 ophthalmic technician/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ophthalmic technician/technologist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ophthalmic technician/technologist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ophthalmic technician/technologist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist

#1

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate list. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Triton College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Triton College is $4,988 for Associate Degree Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist students.

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#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 14 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,182 for associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students per year to attend Henry Ford College.

Full Henry Ford College Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Report

#3

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Palm Beach State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Palm Beach State College is $2,651 for Associate Degree Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist students.

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#4

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Central Piedmont Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for Associate Degree Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist students.

Full Central Piedmont Community College Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Report

#5

Renton Technical College

Renton, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Renton Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Renton Technical College is a small public school situated in Renton, Washington. It awarded 6 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

Renton Technical College also made our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Renton Technical College is $7,498 for associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 2 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also made our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $3,916 for associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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#7

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
#9 in overall quality

Stark State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Stark State College is a fairly large public school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stark State College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stark State College is $6,464 for associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPR Medical Sciences did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” list.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5 in overall quality

Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. VSCC is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students list, VSCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Volunteer State Community College is $6,990 for associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students.

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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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