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Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median136 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Southwestern Illinois College

Ranked 73rd of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,078
middle 50%: $24,019 – $47,243
Median · 5 years out
$34,840
middle 50%: $25,955 – $50,881
Median · 10 years out
$34,289
middle 50%: $27,054 – $45,979

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

Graduates of Southwestern Illinois College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $33,078 one year after graduating, rising to $34,289 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $37,379 for this field, ranking 73rd of 125 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
13.1 yrs
≈ $14,636 total interest

Same major at other universities

Blue Mountain Community College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$35,298 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$35,233 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$35,036 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$34,993 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$34,772 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$34,712 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$34,668 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$34,622 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$34,546 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southwestern Illinois College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$70,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,526 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out

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