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2023 Best Value Colleges for Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
308 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 960 people earned their degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,766 and had an average of $14,879 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 308 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,456 and $17,976 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ophthalmic and optometric support services programs, but they also 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 and optometric support services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.

HCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,949 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid per year to attend Hillsborough Community College.

Full HCC Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, Florida

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lake Worth, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Palm Beach State College also made our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,481 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid per year to attend Palm Beach State College.

Full Palm Beach State College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region optometric support students with aid list, Reynolds Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,935 for southeast region optometric support students with aid per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Reynolds Community College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

FSCJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,129 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid.

Full FSCJ Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region optometric support students with aid list, MDC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,870 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid.

Read more about Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Miami Dade College

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Durham Technical Community College
Durham, North Carolina

Durham Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 18 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Durham Technical Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Durham Technical Community College is $4,184 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Durham Technical Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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Volunteer State Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 18 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.

VSCC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,704 for southeast region optometric support students with aid per year to attend VSCC.

Full VSCC Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee

Roane State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harriman, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Roane State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,268 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid per year to attend Roane State Community College.

Full Roane State Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Broward College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Broward College is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 16 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.

BC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,351 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid per year to attend Broward College.

Full Broward College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report

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With a ranking of #10, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. East Mississippi Community College is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 6 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.

EMCC also made our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend East Mississippi Community College is $5,940 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students with aid.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at EMCC

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