Branchburg, New Jersey · Public
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions at Raritan Valley Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 71 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~71
- Schools with reported signal
- 33
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 30.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,778/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $27,112
- Median debt
- $10,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $48,145/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 33 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,971 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,354 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 30% 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 1.3% of reported programs at Raritan Valley Community College, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 71 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Raritan Valley Community College's average net price is $6,778 per year, about $27,112 over four years. That is $3,971 below the $10,749 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $48,145 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,354 above 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 Raritan Valley Community College #10 of 33 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.