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Certificate (under 1 year)+23% vs national median322 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Richland College

Ranked 8th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,479
middle 50%: $30,054 – $53,824
Median · 5 years out
$45,821
middle 50%: $34,965 – $56,735
Median · 10 years out
$47,705
middle 50%: $37,113 – $62,631

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 graduates from Richland College earn a median $39,479 in their first year. Salaries rise to $45,821 after five years and $47,705 after ten 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,097 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Hennepin Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$49,445 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,193 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$75,819 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$66,409 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,910 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate)
$65,122 · 5 yrs out

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