2023 Best Optometric Technician/Assistant Colleges for Veterans
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Optometric Technician/Assistant is the 1056th most popular major in the country with 187 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in optometric technician/assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optometric technician/assistant programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the optometric technician/assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The optometric technician/assistant 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 “Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant”.
Top 3 Best Optometric Technician/Assistant Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric technician/assistant degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 31,110 students enrolled at San Jacinto Community College, 862 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 635 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,772. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full San Jacinto Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s optometric technician/assistant students in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 12,696 students enrolled at St Philip’s College, 1,363 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,105 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,089. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at St Philip’s College]](/colleges/st-philips-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Technician/Assistant list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is located in Mercedita, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s optometric technician/assistant degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 196 of the 3,910 students enrolled at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce were GI Bill® students, of which 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,712. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Veteran Student Life Report
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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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