2026 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools in the Far Western Region
[Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist](/majors/health-care-professions/ophthalmic-optometric-support-services/ophthalmic-technician-technologist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong ophthalmic technician/technologist education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for ophthalmic technician/technologist students.
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2026 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools in the Far Western Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the ophthalmic technician/technologist degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools
Leading the list is Portland Community College, our #1 best value for ophthalmic technician/technologist in the Far Western Region. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,220, with out-of-state students paying around $10,440. Students borrow a median of $20,648 to complete the ophthalmic technician/technologist program here. Ophthalmic Technician/technologist graduates of Portland Community College earn a median of $49,580 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,648 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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