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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?

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
13 yrs
≈ $15,846 total interest

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