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Associate+1% vs national median43 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Howard County Junior College District

Ranked 115th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,525
middle 50%: $21,062 – $33,005
Median · 5 years out
$38,509
middle 50%: $32,705 – $51,223
Median · 10 years out
$46,924
middle 50%: $33,699 – $57,991

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Howard County Junior College District's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $27,525 one year after graduating, rising to $46,924 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 115th of 250 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?

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

Paid off in
11.2 yrs
≈ $13,689 total interest

Same major at other universities

Greenville Technical College
$38,724 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$38,673 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$38,623 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$38,544 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$38,441 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$38,438 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$38,355 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Howard County Junior College District

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,403 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

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