2025 Best Optometric Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools

Optometric Technician/Assistant is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #436 out of the 1020 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of optometric technician/assistant. Combined, these schools handed out 76 associate degrees in optometric technician/assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Optometric Technician/Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of optometric technician/assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to optometric technician/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other optometric technician/assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized optometric technician/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for optometric technician/assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Optometric Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Optometric Technician/Assistant in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in optometric technician/assistant.

Top Schools for an Associate in Optometric Technician/Assistant

1

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat San Jacinto Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in optometric technician/assistant. Located in the city of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in optometric technician/assistant from San Jacinto Community College

2

Columbia Central University - Caguas
Caguas, PR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Columbia Central University - Caguas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in optometric technician/assistant. Located in the small city of Caguas, Columbia Central University - Caguas is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in optometric technician/assistant from Columbia Central University - Caguas

3

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
Mercedita, PR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in optometric technician/assistant. Located in the rural area of Mercedita, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in optometric technician/assistant from Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

Optometric Technician/Assistant by Region

View the Best Optometric Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Optometric Technician/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services area of study, Optometric Technician/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Optometric Technician/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	235
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist	87

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.