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Certificate (1-2 years)-17% vs national median157 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Ranked 120th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,156
middle 50%: $18,599 – $29,458
Median · 5 years out
$29,839
middle 50%: $22,511 – $40,858
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 (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 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College earn $24k in their first year. Median pay reaches $30k by year five.

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
17.7 yrs
≈ $21,211 total interest

Same major at other universities

Wytheville Community College
$31,679 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$31,655 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$31,416 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$31,287 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$31,171 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$30,688 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$30,669 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$30,570 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$30,570 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$30,184 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$28,739 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$87,491 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,564 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$48,404 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$47,901 · 5 yrs out

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