Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in New Jersey
22 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $24,421 at Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New Jersey earn a median of $50,260 a year across 65,960 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Office Clerks, General | $48,570 | 65,130 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $47,740 | 59,690 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $76,640 | 55,210 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $41,650 | 42,060 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $91,060 | 34,210 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (12 grads) | 4 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (12 grads) | — |
| American Institute-Clifton CLIFTON | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | not published | 16 |
| American Institute-Somerset Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | not published | 14 |
| American Institute-Toms River Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | not published | 7 |
| ASI Career Institute Turnersville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Middlesex College Edison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County College Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County College Toms River | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.