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Certificate (under 1 year)-16% vs national median241 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 110th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,143
middle 50%: $21,353 – $34,599
Median · 5 years out
$31,406
middle 50%: $24,457 – $38,348
Median · 10 years out
$35,681
middle 50%: $28,000 – $45,686

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 Piedmont Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $28,143 one year after graduating, rising to $35,681 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $37,379 for this field, ranking 110th 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?

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
14.3 yrs
≈ $17,062 total interest

Same major at other universities

Vernon College
$31,694 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$31,637 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$31,552 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$31,513 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$31,513 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$31,485 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$31,317 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$31,252 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$31,066 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$30,696 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$30,669 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$30,360 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Piedmont Technical College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,042 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,734 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,723 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out

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