Associate+23% vs national median237 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Columbus State Community College
Ranked 38th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,168
middle 50%: $28,836 – $47,636
Median · 5 years out
$46,883
middle 50%: $35,940 – $55,287
Median · 10 years out
$52,283
middle 50%: $36,043 – $73,614
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
Business operations graduates earn a median of $37.2k in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $52.3k.
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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,203 total interest
Same major at other universities
Rochester Community and Technical College
$47,479 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$45,669 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Columbus State Community College
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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