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Certificate (under 1 year)-19% vs national median117 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at El Paso Community College

Ranked 117th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,764
middle 50%: $20,281 – $33,372
Median · 5 years out
$30,304
middle 50%: $23,529 – $38,173
Median · 10 years out
$34,668
middle 50%: $24,869 – $41,410

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 and Assistant Services certificate holders at El Paso Community College earn $27k in year one. Median earnings reach $30k after five years.

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
15.1 yrs
≈ $18,210 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Northeastern Technical College
$29,849 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$29,493 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$29,487 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$28,536 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$28,276 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$28,206 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at El Paso Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,502 · 5 yrs out

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