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Associate-17% vs national median45 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Mountain Gateway Community College

Ranked 234th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,134
middle 50%: $22,547 – $36,766
Median · 5 years out
$31,611
middle 50%: $26,122 – $42,709
Median · 10 years out
$34,840
middle 50%: $27,394 – $48,030

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 Mountain Gateway Community College's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $27,134 one year after graduating, rising to $34,840 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 234th 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
14.7 yrs
≈ $17,496 total interest

Same major at other universities

Mineral Area College
$32,357 · 5 yrs out
New River Community and Technical College
$32,172 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$31,802 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$31,660 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$31,559 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$31,537 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$31,526 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$31,485 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$31,275 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$31,252 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Mountain Gateway Community College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$65,688 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,688 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$63,318 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$63,309 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$60,533 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$47,802 · 5 yrs out

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