Certificate (under 1 year)-10% vs national median220 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Ranked 91st of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,746
middle 50%: $22,140 – $35,757
Median · 5 years out
$33,563
middle 50%: $26,122 – $41,944
Median · 10 years out
$41,339
middle 50%: $27,303 – $51,859
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business Operations Support certificate holders start with a median salary of $28k. Earnings reach $41k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
12.7 yrs
≈ $15,495 total interest
Same major at other universities
Illinois Central College
$34,440 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$34,421 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$34,376 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$34,178 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$34,162 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$33,619 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$33,582 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$33,295 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$32,929 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$32,785 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$32,415 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$32,296 · 5 yrs out
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$83,907 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$75,224 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
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$63,600 · 5 yrs out
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$57,791 · 5 yrs out
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$57,140 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$56,676 · 5 yrs out
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