Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median217 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 75th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,330
middle 50%: $23,807 – $38,818
Median · 5 years out
$34,772
middle 50%: $27,273 – $44,183
Median · 10 years out
$39,769
middle 50%: $31,192 – $49,349
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
Business Operations Support certificate earners see a median starting salary of $31k. Ten-year median earnings reach nearly $40k.
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
12.3 yrs
≈ $14,411 total interest
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Owens Community College
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$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
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$34,712 · 5 yrs out
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$34,668 · 5 yrs out
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$34,531 · 5 yrs out
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Central Texas College District
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$92,587 · 5 yrs out
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$89,755 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
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