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2022 Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$5,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 22 laser and optical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 laser and optical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent laser and optical technology/technician programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The laser and optical tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states 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 Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian Hills Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. IHCC is a small school located in Ottumwa, Iowa that handed out 13 associates’s laser and optical techn degrees in 2019-2020.

IHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Laser & Optical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $5,646 for plains states region associate degree laser and optical tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Indian Hills Community College.

Read more about Laser & Optical Technology at Indian Hills Community College

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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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