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Associate+5% vs national median96 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Rock Valley College

Ranked 90th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,750
middle 50%: $24,019 – $39,119
Median · 5 years out
$40,080
middle 50%: $32,272 – $56,877
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Rock Valley College's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $31,750 one year after graduating, rising to $40,080 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 90th of 250 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?

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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
11.3 yrs
≈ $12,902 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trident Technical College
$40,450 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$40,131 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$39,919 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$39,793 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$39,793 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Rock Valley College

Construction Trades (Associate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,260 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,961 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,489 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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