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Associate-14% vs national median142 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Northwest State Community College

Ranked 224th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,808
middle 50%: $23,086 – $36,453
Median · 5 years out
$32,616
middle 50%: $26,501 – $39,565
Median · 10 years out
$37,897
middle 50%: $29,315 – $49,399

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 Northwest State Community College's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $28,808 one year after graduating, rising to $37,897 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 224th 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
13.4 yrs
≈ $16,009 total interest

Same major at other universities

Coastal Bend College
$33,295 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$33,162 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$32,925 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$32,807 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$32,600 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$32,467 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$32,357 · 5 yrs out
New River Community and Technical College
$32,172 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwest State Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Associate)
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,273 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,851 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,742 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out

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