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NON-CREDENTIAL PROGRAM (PREPARATORY COURSEWORK/TEACHER CERTIFICATION) · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5204

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services: is this non-credential program (preparatory coursework/teacher certification) worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$43,057 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$43,057Median year-4 earnings

$12,088Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$43,057Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

12thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $32,277
Federal debt: $9,500
Reporting programs: 135

122 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $37,383
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 73

64 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $23,549
Federal debt: $19,256
Reporting programs: 12

12 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $43,057
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$43,057National median$43,05775th percentile$43,057

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1College of Central Florida$43,057

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Order ClerksSOC 43-4151 · 3 crosswalk linksCargo and Freight AgentsSOC 43-5011 · 2 crosswalk linksCustomer Service RepresentativesSOC 43-4051 · 2 crosswalk linksExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6011 · 2 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersSOC 43-1011 · 2 crosswalk linksHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingSOC 43-4161 · 2 crosswalk linksSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveSOC 43-6014 · 2 crosswalk linksBusiness Operations Specialists, All OtherSOC 13-1199 · 1 crosswalk linksCorrespondence ClerksSOC 43-4021 · 1 crosswalk linksData Entry KeyersSOC 43-9021 · 1 crosswalk linksDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceSOC 43-5032 · 1 crosswalk linksFile ClerksSOC 43-4071 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANT SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	College of Central FloridaNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	Ocala, FL	$43,057	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,088

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.