Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in Minnesota
47 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,668 at Northwest Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Office Clerks, General in Minnesota earn a median of $47,840 a year across 55,530 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $48,800 | 53,340 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $51,400 | 31,330 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $76,440 | 21,690 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $77,820 | 16,410 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $37,510 | 11,800 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | $36,668 (11 grads) | 2 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | $32,382 (17 grads) | 5 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (17 grads) | 3 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,896 (18 grads) | 120 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (12 grads) | 3 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (13 grads) | 5 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | $23,113 (12 grads) | 3 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 229 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.