Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in North Carolina
22 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in North Carolina
General and Operations Managers in North Carolina earn a median of $101,950 a year across 63,740 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $141,160 | 21,830 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,600 | 2,960 |
| Chief Executives | $314,290 | 1,930 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $73,990 | 240 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| East Carolina University Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Methodist University Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | 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.
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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 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.