Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in Alabama
42 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,658 at Jefferson State Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama earn a median of $41,630 a year across 45,050 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $38,400 | 33,290 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $60,360 | 20,140 |
| Office Clerks, General | $31,200 | 13,130 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $32,590 | 10,460 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $100,240 | 6,990 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $25,658 (32 grads) | 20 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | $24,267 (34 grads) | 22 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | — | $22,420 (12 grads) | 6 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | $22,192 (30 grads) | 28 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (11 grads) | 1 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | $19,891 (34 grads) | 41 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | $19,683 (22 grads) | 9 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Associate's degree | — | $19,592 (23 grads) | 6 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | $18,429 (37 grads) | 20 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Associate's degree | — | $18,315 (12 grads) | 10 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | $18,309 (18 grads) | 22 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.