Associate+15% vs national median243 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 61st of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,187
middle 50%: $25,047 – $40,525
Median · 5 years out
$43,588
middle 50%: $32,378 – $52,765
Median · 10 years out
$50,238
middle 50%: $37,654 – $63,510
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business Operations Support graduates start with a median salary of $32k. Mid-career earnings reach $44k, which is 15% above the national median.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,586 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hudson Valley Community College
$44,087 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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