Certificate (under 1 year)+13% vs national median327 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Ranked 20th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,384
middle 50%: $23,701 – $42,677
Median · 5 years out
$42,353
middle 50%: $30,895 – $58,792
Median · 10 years out
$46,383
middle 50%: $35,414 – $62,548
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
Western Iowa Tech Community College certificate holders in Business Operations earn a $31k median starting salary. Median pay reaches $46k 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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,117 total interest
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$67,746 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$60,590 · 5 yrs out
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$57,372 · 5 yrs out
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$57,237 · 5 yrs out
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$56,895 · 5 yrs out
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