Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in Ohio
73 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Sinclair Community College.
What this work pays in Ohio
Office Clerks, General in Ohio earn a median of $43,680 a year across 89,310 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $45,610 | 85,930 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $46,230 | 54,790 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $64,220 | 45,070 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $79,350 | 31,690 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $35,920 | 30,850 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (13 grads) | 5 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (20 grads) | 7 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (19 grads) | 7 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,774 (17 grads) | — |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (18 grads) | 2 |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village | Associate's degree | $29,545 | $14,318 (15 grads) | 4 |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| ETI Technical College of Niles Niles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| ETI Technical College of Niles Niles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| East Ohio College East Liverpool | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Herzing University-Akron Akron | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Herzing University-Akron Akron | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Madison Adult Career Center Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Marion Technical College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Marion Technical College Marion | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Shawnee State University Portsmouth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4,571 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio Lima | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Upper Valley Career Center Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | 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.