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Business Operations Support and Assistant Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC · Public · Federal field 5204

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$12,052 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not availableNot available
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
16Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
25Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

154Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
25Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
61Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
36Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$44,733A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$1,406

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$44,733

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$1,406Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$13,408Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE29.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
$44,733Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,728
Estimated loan paymentNot available
16borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$44,733 vs. $32,681

$12,052 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Order Clerks$41,740 median wageSC estimate · 740 jobs · 43-4151-17.5% projected U.S. growth · 6.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Some college, no degreeFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,920 median wageSC estimate · 26,710 jobs · 43-1011+0.1% projected U.S. growth · 127.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,890 median wageSC estimate · 3,880 jobs · 43-6011+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 43.3k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCargo and Freight Agents$57,000 median wageSC estimate · 1,540 jobs · 43-5011+6.2% projected U.S. growth · 9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,300 median wageSC estimate · 1,190 jobs · 43-4161-6.2% projected U.S. growth · 7.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,880 median wageSC estimate · 30,180 jobs · 43-6014-6.0% projected U.S. growth · 163.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCustomer Service Representatives$38,860 median wageSC estimate · 51,000 jobs · 43-4051-5.3% projected U.S. growth · 289.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentBusiness Operations Specialists, All Other$79,110 median wageSC estimate · 8,910 jobs · 13-1199+3.9% projected U.S. growth · 98.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeProduction, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,640 median wageSC estimate · 7,020 jobs · 43-5061-1.3% projected U.S. growth · 32.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentProcurement Clerks$49,810 median wageSC estimate · 900 jobs · 43-3061-8.1% projected U.S. growth · 3.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,550 median wageSC estimate · 2,440 jobs · 43-5032-0.7% projected U.S. growth · 16k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentInsurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,650 median wageSC estimate · 4,110 jobs · 43-9041-1.9% projected U.S. growth · 17.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
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Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

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Palatine, IL

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$26,220 higher earnings

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$70,953
Debt
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Santa Ana, CA

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$11,165 higher earnings

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Debt
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Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College

$5,402 higher earnings

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$50,135
Debt
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Shelbyville, TN

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville

$4,032 higher earnings

Earnings
$48,765
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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