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Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median64 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Stark State College

Ranked 93rd of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,237
middle 50%: $22,616 – $33,485
Median · 5 years out
$33,078
middle 50%: $25,346 – $44,012
Median · 10 years out
$37,198
middle 50%: $29,388 – $47,802

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 Stark State College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $27,237 one year after graduating, rising to $37,198 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $35,920 for this field, ranking 93rd 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
13.7 yrs
≈ $16,425 total interest

Same major at other universities

Iowa Valley Community College District
$33,722 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$33,034 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$32,857 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$32,662 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Stark State College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,472 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,181 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$71,482 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,452 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$69,622 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,356 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,978 · 5 yrs out

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