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Certificate (under 1 year)+11% vs national median841 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 24th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,046
middle 50%: $21,463 – $40,959
Median · 5 years out
$41,564
middle 50%: $31,931 – $53,216
Median · 10 years out
$48,199
middle 50%: $33,705 – $65,892

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $29,046 one year after graduating, rising to $48,199 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $37,379 for this field, ranking 24th of 125 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
10.5 yrs
≈ $12,635 total interest

Same major at other universities

Collin County Community College District
$42,467 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,462 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$42,353 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$41,794 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$41,630 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$41,297 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$41,196 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$40,883 · 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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