Business Support & Assistant Services at Northwest Mississippi Community College

What traits are you looking for in a business support school? To help you decide if Northwest Mississippi Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business support program.

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and approximately 7,092 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.

NWCC Business Support & Assistant Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NWCC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NWCC does offer online courses in business support for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

NWCC Business Support & Assistant Services Rankings

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Business Support Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC Business Support & Assistant Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of business support associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

NWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business support graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Business Support & Assistant Services

Business Support & Assistant Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	6

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• 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 MS, the home state for Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	22,230	$32,160
Customer Service Representatives	17,640	$28,210
Office Clerks	16,070	$28,290
Receptionists and Information Clerks	6,690	$26,370
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	2,570	$40,970

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.