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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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 laser and optical technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s laser and optical techn degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Laser & Optical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Laser and Optical Tech students with aid per year to attend Texas State Technical 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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