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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Ranked Colleges
308 Degrees Awarded
$5,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ophthalmic and optometric support services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ophthalmic and optometric support services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region. Hillsborough Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 60 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.

HCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hillsborough Community College is $2,949 for southeast region optometric support students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College also made our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is $1,978 for southeast region optometric support students.

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Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Ogeechee Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,054 for southeast region optometric support students per year to attend Ogeechee Technical College.

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.

Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,935 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Durham Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region. Durham Technical Community College is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Durham Technical Community College also made our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $4,184 for southeast region optometric support students per year to attend Durham Technical Community College.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.

FSCJ also made our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $3,129 for southeast region optometric support students per year to attend FSCJ.

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Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, Florida

Palm Beach State College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Lake Worth, Florida, and it awarded 12 ’s optometric support degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Palm Beach State College is $9,481 for southeast region optometric support students.

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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. East Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

EMCC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Mississippi Community College is $5,940 for southeast region optometric support students.

Read more about Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at East Mississippi Community College

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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 list. BC is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region optometric support students list, BC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Broward College is $12,351 for Southeast Region Optometric Support students.

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

With a ranking of #10, Miami Dade College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MDC is $4,870 for southeast region optometric support students.

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

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Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.

VSCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Volunteer State Community College is $6,704 for southeast region optometric support students.

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Roane State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 per year to attend Roane State Community College.

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