2025 Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 associate degrees in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 complete 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 the New England Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician in the New England Region

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

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

1

Capital Community College
Hartford, CT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Capital Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician. Capital Community College is a very large public college located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.More information about a associate in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician from Capital Community College

2

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Boston, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician has to look into Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Boston, BFIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Best Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician Colleges by State

Explore the best opticianry/ophthalmic dispensing optician colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	13
Connecticut	156	8
Rhode Island	101	1

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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.