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Certificate (1-2 years)+19% vs national median194 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at College of Lake County

Ranked 25th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $30,123 – $54,252
Median · 5 years out
$42,831
middle 50%: $34,596 – $60,590
Median · 10 years out
$52,839
middle 50%: $37,592 – $68,450

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 and Assistant Services certificate holders at College of Lake County earn $40k initially. Median earnings reach $53k 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,286 total interest

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