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Certificate (1-2 years)-1% vs national median97 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Owens Community College

Ranked 73rd of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,192
middle 50%: $23,386 – $39,614
Median · 5 years out
$35,430
middle 50%: $27,149 – $46,777
Median · 10 years out
$31,905
middle 50%: $25,287 – $41,844

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

Graduates of Owens Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $30,192 one year after graduating, rising to $31,905 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $35,920 for this field, ranking 73rd of 121 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
14 yrs
≈ $15,673 total interest

Same major at other universities

Danville Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$35,920 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$35,899 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$35,591 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$35,474 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$35,364 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$35,207 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$35,164 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$34,546 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Owens Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,767 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,605 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,978 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,184 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,534 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$64,718 · 5 yrs out

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