Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions programs in California
9 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,121 at American Career College-Los Angeles.
What this work pays in California
Opticians, Dispensing in California earn a median of $57,990 a year across 7,840 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | $54,490 | 2,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,121 (235 grads) | 39 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,679 (73 grads) | 35 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $8,444 | $23,745 (26 grads) | 4 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.