2025 Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

If you plan on getting your associate degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #225 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 24 associate degrees in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician 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 the Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician

1

Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Raritan Valley Community College is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician from Raritan Valley Community College

2

Essex County College
Newark, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician needs to look into Essex County College. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician from Essex County College

Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	31

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Rankings in Majors Related to Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician

Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician is one of 4 different types of Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.