Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in California
248 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 42 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,926 at Central Coast College.
What this work pays in California
Office Clerks, General in California earn a median of $48,460 a year across 311,490 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 California |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $49,560 | 176,850 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $55,400 | 158,630 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $87,570 | 155,000 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $77,590 | 149,230 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $44,100 | 82,470 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,926 (24 grads) | 4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 7 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $19,950 | $26,313 (201 grads) | 29 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $7,499 | $25,194 (17 grads) | 5 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Delano Delano | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville Porterville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,379 | $22,094 (60 grads) | 14 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 47 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 33 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 24 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 23 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 38 |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 22 |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 31 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,596 (351 grads) | 31 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,097 (109 grads) | 26 |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,097 (109 grads) | 7 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,045 (90 grads) | 15 |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,045 (90 grads) | 29 |
| CET-Coachella Coachella | Undergraduate certificate | $5,865 | $18,535 (191 grads) | 13 |
| CET-Salinas Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | $5,865 | $18,535 (191 grads) | 20 |
| CET-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $5,865 | $18,535 (191 grads) | — |
| CET-Santa Maria Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | $5,865 | $18,535 (191 grads) | 7 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,859 (33 grads) | 1 |
| Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $16,257 (175 grads) | 73 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord | Undergraduate certificate | — | $13,702 (12 grads) | 4 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 12 |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Agape College of Business and Science Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Asher College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| CES College Burbank | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Clovis Adult Education Clovis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Alameda Alameda | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Alameda Alameda | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fremont University Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 91 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| MTI College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 80 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Porterville College Porterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Taft College Taft | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Taft College Taft | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
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.