Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in Illinois
76 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,133 at Fox College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Customer Service Representatives in Illinois earn a median of $46,130 a year across 100,970 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Office Clerks, General | $45,730 | 95,980 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $48,310 | 74,280 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $69,010 | 42,400 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $37,400 | 40,370 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $82,070 | 32,940 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox College Tinley Park | Associate's degree | — | $31,133 (29 grads) | — |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | $31,133 (11 grads) | 4 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (13 grads) | 4 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | $28,816 (18 grads) | 6 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,896 (18 grads) | 66 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (12 grads) | 13 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| CALC Institute of Technology Alton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| East-West University Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fox College Tinley Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Morton College Cicero | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 75 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
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.