Business Support & Assistant Services at Jefferson State Community College

Every business support and assistant services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business support program at Jefferson State Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Jeff State is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 8,526 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Support & Assistant Services section at the bottom of this page.

Jeff State Business Support & Assistant Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Business Support (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Business Support

Jeff State Business Support & Assistant Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Business Support Student Demographics at Jeff State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business support majors at Jefferson State Community College.

Jeff State Business Support & Assistant Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of business support associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Jeff State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business support graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jefferson State Community College with a associate's in business support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Business Support & Assistant Services

If you plan to be a business support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Jefferson State Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	22

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Hospitality Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Business Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in business support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Jefferson State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	46,100	$35,670
Customer Service Representatives	34,750	$33,580
Office Clerks	29,780	$25,800
Receptionists and Information Clerks	13,030	$26,320
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	3,210	$61,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.