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Associate+7% vs national median59 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Ranked 83rd of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,721
middle 50%: $24,781 – $39,139
Median · 5 years out
$40,550
middle 50%: $33,699 – $46,948
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 St. Cloud Technical and Community College's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $31,721 one year after graduating, rising to $40,550 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 83rd 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?

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
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,765 total interest

Same major at other universities

Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$41,088 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$40,930 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$40,660 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,460 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,853 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,992 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,755 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,154 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,936 · 5 yrs out

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