2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 205 people earned their degree in ophthalmic technician/technologist, making the major the 932nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 77 ophthalmic technician/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 ophthalmic technician/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in ophthalmic technician/technologist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ophthalmic technician/technologist 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 ophthalmic technician/technologist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$2,126 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FSCJ is $2,126 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$5,937 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $5,937 for southeast region associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist at Central Piedmont Community College

#3

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$1,594 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lake Worth, Florida, and it awarded 12 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

Palm Beach State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Palm Beach State College is $1,594 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$6,368 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. VSCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Gallatin, Tennessee. It awarded 9 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

VSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Volunteer State Community College is $6,368 for southeast region associate degree ophthalmic technician/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist at Volunteer State Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist (Income $0-$30k)

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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