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Certificate (1-2 years)+52% vs national median66 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Moraine Valley Community College

Ranked 4th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,695
middle 50%: $31,024 – $50,975
Median · 5 years out
$54,615
middle 50%: $38,692 – $60,927
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $40,342 – $79,368

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

Graduates of Moraine Valley Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $41,695 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 52% above the national median of $35,920 for this field, ranking 4th of 121 reporting programs.

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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,615 total interest

Same major at other universities

Black Hawk College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$53,814 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$48,066 · 5 yrs out

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$122,364 · 5 yrs out
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$109,788 · 5 yrs out
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$97,992 · 5 yrs out
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$95,990 · 5 yrs out
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$82,861 · 5 yrs out
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$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
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$76,251 · 5 yrs out
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$75,672 · 5 yrs out
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$74,453 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$71,566 · 5 yrs out

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