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Associate-14% vs national median172 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Virginia Highlands Community College

Ranked 225th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,145
middle 50%: $20,129 – $32,595
Median · 5 years out
$32,600
middle 50%: $26,188 – $41,597
Median · 10 years out
$33,598
middle 50%: $27,910 – $41,202

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 Virginia Highlands Community College's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $26,145 one year after graduating, rising to $33,598 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 225th 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
14.9 yrs
≈ $17,723 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Central Missouri College
$33,162 · 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
Mountain Empire Community College
$32,467 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Virginia Highlands Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,417 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$50,881 · 5 yrs out

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