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Certificate (1-2 years)+65% vs national median42 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Hill College

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

Median · 1 year out
$25,504
middle 50%: $19,694 – $31,024
Median · 5 years out
$59,105
middle 50%: $30,926 – $79,787
Median · 10 years out
$38,509
middle 50%: $21,452 – $68,098

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 Hill College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $25,504 one year after graduating, rising to $38,509 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 65% above the national median of $35,920 for this field, ranking 2nd 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
9 yrs
≈ $10,530 total interest

Same major at other universities

Black Hawk College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$53,814 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,095 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hill College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,969 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,335 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,249 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,607 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out

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