Certificate (1-2 years)-6% vs national median260 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Indian Hills Community College
Ranked 86th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,685
middle 50%: $21,495 – $31,863
Median · 5 years out
$33,829
middle 50%: $25,910 – $42,484
Median · 10 years out
$40,223
middle 50%: $31,787 – $51,223
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business Operations Support certificate graduates earn a median of $26,685 in year one. Earnings rise to $40,223 after ten years.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
13 yrs
≈ $15,846 total interest
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$34,526 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Gateway Community College
$34,188 · 5 yrs out
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$34,067 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$34,050 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$33,937 · 5 yrs out
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$33,881 · 5 yrs out
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$33,722 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
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$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
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$73,292 · 5 yrs out
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$73,245 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,376 · 5 yrs out
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$67,299 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,081 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,591 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
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$59,914 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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