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Certificate (1-2 years)+21% vs national median162 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 22nd of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,858
middle 50%: $29,092 – $48,715
Median · 5 years out
$43,497
middle 50%: $36,522 – $54,485
Median · 10 years out
$47,460
middle 50%: $36,560 – $55,111

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 Sinclair Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $37,858 one year after graduating, rising to $47,460 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $35,920 for this field, ranking 22nd 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,722 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cuyahoga Community College
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$43,979 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$42,831 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$42,146 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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