Program Payoff

Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in California

249 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 21 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $54,713 at Cerritos College.

What this work pays in California

General and Operations Managers in California earn a median of $124,390 a year across 300,840 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in California
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$87,570155,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,590149,230
Management Analysts$101,460137,280
Project Management Specialists$120,910114,380
Sales Managers$134,910112,440

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Cerritos College Norwalk Undergraduate certificate — $54,713 (12 grads) 457
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley Associate's degree — $45,070 (67 grads) 461
Santa Ana College Santa Ana Associate's degree — $38,289 (13 grads) 197
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa Associate's degree — $38,289 (17 grads) 166
Cerritos College Norwalk Associate's degree — $33,281 (22 grads) 368
Mendocino College Ukiah Associate's degree — $32,925 (27 grads) 49
College of the Desert Palm Desert Associate's degree — $30,409 (14 grads) 169
El Camino Community College District Torrance Associate's degree — $29,685 (32 grads) 339
MTI College Sacramento Associate's degree $12,161 $29,685 (13 grads) 3
Yuba College Marysville Associate's degree — $28,598 (20 grads) 82
American River College Sacramento Associate's degree — $26,933 (16 grads) 239
Laurus College San Luis Obispo Associate's degree $33,000 $26,933 (19 grads) 58
Fresno City College Fresno Associate's degree — $26,353 (18 grads) 231
Lemoore College Lemoore Associate's degree — $25,194 (15 grads) 52
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino Associate's degree — $25,194 (15 grads) 147
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo Associate's degree — $24,267 (17 grads) 157
San Diego Mesa College San Diego Associate's degree — $24,035 (41 grads) 280
San Diego Miramar College San Diego Associate's degree — $21,964 (19 grads) 184
Cypress College Cypress Associate's degree — $18,315 (16 grads) 212
Ventura College Ventura Associate's degree — $16,169 (13 grads) 197
Pasadena City College Pasadena Associate's degree — $12,221 (11 grads) 863
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster Associate's degree $10,500 not published 150
De Anza College Cupertino Associate's degree $6,500 not published 461
Evergreen Valley College San Jose Associate's degree — not published 158
Glendale Community College Glendale Associate's degree — not published 230
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto Associate's degree — not published 261
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa Associate's degree — not published 384
Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim Associate's degree — not published 5
Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra Associate's degree — not published 6
Platt College-Ontario Ontario Associate's degree — not published 4
Platt College-Riverside Riverside Associate's degree — not published 8
Reedley College Reedley Associate's degree — not published 97
Riverside City College Riverside Associate's degree — not published 371
Sacramento City College Sacramento Associate's degree $9,500 not published 183
San Diego City College San Diego Associate's degree — not published 91
ABCO Technology Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 86
Abraham Lincoln University Glendale Associate's degree — not published 0
Agape College of Business and Science Fresno Associate's degree — not published 4
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria Associate's degree — not published 113
American River College Sacramento Undergraduate certificate — not published 15
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Asher College Sacramento Associate's degree — not published 11
Bakersfield College Bakersfield Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
Bakersfield College Bakersfield Associate's degree — not published 238
Barstow Community College Barstow Undergraduate certificate — not published 8
Barstow Community College Barstow Associate's degree — not published 66
Berkeley City College Berkeley Associate's degree — not published 39
Bethesda University Anaheim Undergraduate certificate — not published —
Butte College Oroville Undergraduate certificate — not published 6
Butte College Oroville Associate's degree — not published 97
Cabrillo College Aptos Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Cabrillo College Aptos Associate's degree — not published 65
California Miramar University San Diego Associate's degree — not published 2
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published —
Canada College Redwood City Undergraduate certificate — not published 6
Canada College Redwood City Associate's degree — not published 61
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest Undergraduate certificate — not published 10
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest Associate's degree — not published 49
Chabot College Hayward Undergraduate certificate — not published 40
Chabot College Hayward Associate's degree — not published 116
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga Undergraduate certificate — not published 57
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga Associate's degree — not published 385
Citrus College Glendora Associate's degree — not published 384
City College of San Francisco San Francisco Undergraduate certificate — not published 117
City College of San Francisco San Francisco Associate's degree — not published 103
Clovis Community College Fresno Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Clovis Community College Fresno Associate's degree — not published 129
Coalinga College Coalinga Undergraduate certificate — not published 13
Coalinga College Coalinga Associate's degree — not published 30
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley Undergraduate certificate — not published 199
College of Alameda Alameda Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
College of Alameda Alameda Associate's degree — not published 28
College of Marin Kentfield Associate's degree — not published 40
College of San Mateo San Mateo Undergraduate certificate — not published 4
College of San Mateo San Mateo Associate's degree — not published 125
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita Undergraduate certificate — not published 32
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita Associate's degree — not published 330
College of the Desert Palm Desert Undergraduate certificate — not published 6
College of the Redwoods Eureka Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
College of the Redwoods Eureka Associate's degree — not published 28
College of the Sequoias Visalia Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
College of the Sequoias Visalia Associate's degree — not published 120
College of the Siskiyous Weed Associate's degree — not published 7
Columbia College Sonora Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
Columbia College Sonora Associate's degree — not published 14
Compton College Compton Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Compton College Compton Associate's degree — not published 22
Concordia University-Irvine Irvine Associate's degree — not published —
Contra Costa College San Pablo Undergraduate certificate — not published 29
Contra Costa College San Pablo Associate's degree — not published 77
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree Associate's degree — not published 18
Cosumnes River College Sacramento Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Cosumnes River College Sacramento Associate's degree — not published 224
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa Associate's degree — not published 82
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo Undergraduate certificate — not published 8
Cuyamaca College El Cajon Undergraduate certificate — not published 10
Cuyamaca College El Cajon Associate's degree — not published 116
Cypress College Cypress Undergraduate certificate — not published 6
De Anza College Cupertino Undergraduate certificate — not published 48
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill Undergraduate certificate — not published 79
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill Associate's degree — not published 248
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park Undergraduate certificate — not published 50
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park Associate's degree — not published 334
El Camino Community College District Torrance Undergraduate certificate — not published 12
Feather River Community College District Quincy Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Feather River Community College District Quincy Associate's degree — not published 5
Folsom Lake College Folsom Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Folsom Lake College Folsom Associate's degree — not published 154
Foothill College Los Altos Hills Undergraduate certificate — not published 7
Foothill College Los Altos Hills Associate's degree — not published 121
Fresno City College Fresno Undergraduate certificate — not published 50
Fullerton College Fullerton Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
Fullerton College Fullerton Associate's degree — not published 385
Gavilan College Gilroy Associate's degree — not published 58
Glendale Community College Glendale Undergraduate certificate — not published 19
Golden Gate University San Francisco Undergraduate certificate — not published 10
Golden Gate University San Francisco Associate's degree — not published 0
Golden West College Huntington Beach Undergraduate certificate — not published 18
Golden West College Huntington Beach Associate's degree — not published 182
Grossmont College El Cajon Undergraduate certificate — not published 143
Grossmont College El Cajon Associate's degree — not published 266
Hartnell College Salinas Associate's degree — not published 86
Hope International University Fullerton Associate's degree — not published 1
Humphreys University Stockton Associate's degree — not published 1
Imperial Valley College Imperial Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Imperial Valley College Imperial Associate's degree — not published 61
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina Associate's degree — not published 2
Irvine Valley College Irvine Undergraduate certificate — not published 13
Irvine Valley College Irvine Associate's degree — not published 393
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe Associate's degree — not published 30
Laney College Oakland Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Laney College Oakland Associate's degree — not published 58
Las Positas College Livermore Undergraduate certificate — not published 4
Las Positas College Livermore Associate's degree — not published 150
Lassen Community College Susanville Associate's degree — not published 9
Lemoore College Lemoore Undergraduate certificate — not published 17
Long Beach City College Long Beach Undergraduate certificate — not published 22
Long Beach City College Long Beach Associate's degree — not published 307
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 8
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 107
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington Associate's degree — not published 67
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar Undergraduate certificate — not published —
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar Associate's degree — not published 95
Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills Undergraduate certificate — not published 7
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills Associate's degree — not published 176
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 17
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 42
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 4
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 41
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen Undergraduate certificate — not published 44
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen Associate's degree — not published 215
Los Medanos College Pittsburg Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Los Medanos College Pittsburg Associate's degree — not published 111
Madera Community College Madera Undergraduate certificate — not published 16
Madera Community College Madera Associate's degree — not published 48
Mendocino College Ukiah Undergraduate certificate — not published 12
Merced College Merced Undergraduate certificate — not published 36
Merced College Merced Associate's degree — not published 101
Merritt College Oakland Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
Merritt College Oakland Associate's degree — not published 39
MiraCosta College Oceanside Undergraduate certificate — not published 50
MiraCosta College Oceanside Associate's degree — not published 174
Mission College Santa Clara Undergraduate certificate — not published 21
Mission College Santa Clara Associate's degree — not published 90
Modesto Junior College Modesto Undergraduate certificate — not published 13
Modesto Junior College Modesto Associate's degree — not published 205
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey Associate's degree — not published 67
Moorpark College Moorpark Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Moorpark College Moorpark Associate's degree — not published 254
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley Associate's degree — not published 83
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 1
Mt San Antonio College Walnut Undergraduate certificate — not published 150
Mt San Antonio College Walnut Associate's degree — not published 334
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto Undergraduate certificate — not published 12
Napa Valley College Napa Associate's degree — not published 41
National University San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
National University San Diego Associate's degree — not published 12
Norco College Norco Undergraduate certificate — not published 26
Norco College Norco Associate's degree — not published 164
Ohlone College Fremont Undergraduate certificate — not published 2
Ohlone College Fremont Associate's degree — not published 81
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa Undergraduate certificate — not published 44
Oxnard College Oxnard Undergraduate certificate — not published 11
Oxnard College Oxnard Associate's degree — not published 92
Palo Verde College Blythe Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Palo Verde College Blythe Associate's degree — not published 21
Palomar College San Marcos Undergraduate certificate — not published 102
Palomar College San Marcos Associate's degree — not published 189
Pasadena City College Pasadena Undergraduate certificate — not published 11
Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Porterville College Porterville Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Porterville College Porterville Associate's degree — not published 48
Reedley College Reedley Undergraduate certificate — not published 63
Rio Hondo College Whittier Undergraduate certificate — not published 12
Rio Hondo College Whittier Associate's degree — not published 262
Riverside City College Riverside Undergraduate certificate — not published 53
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside Undergraduate certificate — not published 29
Sacramento City College Sacramento Undergraduate certificate — not published 15
Saddleback College Mission Viejo Undergraduate certificate — not published 35
Saddleback College Mission Viejo Associate's degree — not published 333
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino Undergraduate certificate — not published 7
San Diego City College San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published —
San Diego Mesa College San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published 9
San Diego Miramar College San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published 8
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton Associate's degree — not published 152
San Jose City College San Jose Undergraduate certificate — not published 8
San Jose City College San Jose Associate's degree — not published 96
Santa Ana College Santa Ana Undergraduate certificate — not published 38
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara Associate's degree — not published 120
Santa Monica College Santa Monica Undergraduate certificate — not published 23
Santa Monica College Santa Monica Associate's degree — not published 392
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa Undergraduate certificate — not published 15
Santiago Canyon College Orange Undergraduate certificate — not published 18
Santiago Canyon College Orange Associate's degree — not published 148
Shasta College Redding Undergraduate certificate — not published 2
Shasta College Redding Associate's degree — not published 68
Sierra College Rocklin Undergraduate certificate — not published 10
Sierra College Rocklin Associate's degree — not published 313
Skyline College San Bruno Undergraduate certificate — not published 4
Skyline College San Bruno Associate's degree — not published 93
Solano Community College Fairfield Undergraduate certificate — not published 2
Solano Community College Fairfield Associate's degree — not published 110
Southwestern College Chula Vista Undergraduate certificate — not published 14
Southwestern College Chula Vista Associate's degree — not published 234
Taft College Taft Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Taft College Taft Associate's degree — not published 37
University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo Associate's degree — not published 4
University of Redlands Redlands Undergraduate certificate — not published 11
University of Silicon Valley San Jose Undergraduate certificate — not published —
University of the West Rosemead Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura Undergraduate certificate — not published 4
Ventura College Ventura Undergraduate certificate — not published 67
Victor Valley College Victorville Undergraduate certificate — not published 11
Victor Valley College Victorville Associate's degree — not published 48
West Los Angeles College Culver City Associate's degree — not published 125
West Valley College Saratoga Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
West Valley College Saratoga Associate's degree — not published 147
Westcliff University Irvine Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
William Jessup University Rocklin Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Woodbury University Burbank Undergraduate certificate — not published —
Woodland Community College Woodland Undergraduate certificate — not published 2
Woodland Community College Woodland Associate's degree — not published 25

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.