by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for optometric technician/assistant students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 154 degrees in optometric technician/assistant to qualified students.
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Your choice of optometric technician/assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Optometric Technician/Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Optometric Technician/Assistant Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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The schools below may not offer all types of optometric technician/assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
San Jacinto Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in optometric technician/assistant. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Pasadena.More information about a degree in optometric technician/assistant from San Jacinto Community College
Every student who is interested in optometric technician/assistant has to check out Columbia Central University - Caguas. Columbia Central University - Caguas is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Caguas.More information about a degree in optometric technician/assistant from Columbia Central University - Caguas
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in optometric technician/assistant. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mercedita.More information about a degree in optometric technician/assistant from Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
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One of 4 majors within the Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services area of study, Optometric Technician/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician | 445 |
| Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist | 196 |
| Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | 22 |
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