2023 Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 216 people earned their degree in ophthalmic technician/technologist, making the major the 947th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 88 ophthalmic technician/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 ophthalmic technician/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in ophthalmic technician/technologist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ophthalmic technician/technologist programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ophthalmic technician/technologist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying ophthalmic technician/technologist.
Top 3 Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lake Worth, Florida, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Palm Beach State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Palm Beach State College supports 26,666 students, and 722 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 400 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,519. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Palm Beach State College]](/colleges/palm-beach-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist for an Associate list. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
VSCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 8,832 students enrolled at Volunteer State Community College, 283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,681. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist for an Associate. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 10 associates’s ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
FSCJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 22,344 students enrolled at FSCJ, 2,072 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,533 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,070. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State College at Jacksonville]](/colleges/florida-state-college-at-jacksonville/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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