Associate+28% vs national median229 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at College of Lake County
Ranked 23rd of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,210
middle 50%: $32,115 – $59,612
Median · 5 years out
$48,631
middle 50%: $35,709 – $64,005
Median · 10 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $40,613 – $71,942
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 majors at College of Lake County earn $45k in year one. Median salaries reach $49k by year five and $57k 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?
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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
8 yrs
≈ $8,799 total interest
Same major at other universities
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,471 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$48,736 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$48,648 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$48,389 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$48,304 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
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$112,340 · 5 yrs out
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$86,717 · 5 yrs out
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$86,086 · 5 yrs out
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$85,430 · 5 yrs out
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$80,647 · 5 yrs out
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$78,110 · 5 yrs out
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$76,582 · 5 yrs out
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$74,878 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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