Hudson, North Carolina · Public
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% reported program-share signal, $10,810 school-wide net price, and $34,515 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.4% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~9
- Schools with reported signal
- 33
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 44.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,810/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $43,240
- Median debt
- $8,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $34,515/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($10,810), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($34,515), and peer averages from 33 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 33 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($61 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,276 below). Together, those evidence points place Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in the top 79% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.3% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $4,128 net A+ 
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,337 net A+ CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 0.9% reported share · $5,127 net A+ Roane State Community College Harriman, TN · 1.8% reported share · $4,270 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% reported share · $4,436 net A+ Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC · 0.2% reported share · $4,157 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions accounts for 0.4% of reported programs at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, which is bigger than 42% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute's average net price is $10,810 per year, about $43,240 over four years. That is $61 above the $10,749 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $34,515 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,276 below the $42,791 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute #26 of 33 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.