Associate-15% vs national median249 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Mountain Empire Community College
Ranked 226th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,084
middle 50%: $21,374 – $34,804
Median · 5 years out
$32,467
middle 50%: $25,189 – $44,060
Median · 10 years out
$33,772
middle 50%: $27,415 – $46,728
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
Business Operations Support graduates earn a median of $27k in year one. Salaries increase to $32k by year five and $34k by year ten.
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
14.8 yrs
≈ $17,418 total interest
Same major at other universities
Coastal Bend College
$33,295 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$32,925 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$32,807 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$32,616 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$32,600 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$32,357 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$31,802 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$31,660 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Mountain Empire Community College
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,309 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,216 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$51,418 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$48,694 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$47,682 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$46,746 · 5 yrs out
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