Federal data
Highest earning certificate business operations support and assistant services programs in California
California business operations support and assistant services programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Joaquin Valley College | Visalia | For-profit, 4-year | $27,731 | 248 |
| 2 | UEI College | Gardena | For-profit, 2-year | $26,109 | 102 |
| 3 | Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education | Riverside | Public, under 2-year | $23,475 | 38 |
| 4 | CET-San Jose | San Jose | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $23,009 | 89 |
| 5 | CET-Salinas | Salinas | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $23,009 | 89 |
| 6 | CET-Coachella | Coachella | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $23,009 | 89 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.