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Business Support & Assistance at Stark State College

If you are interested in studying Business Support & Assistance, consider the program at Stark State College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stark State College is located in North Canton, OH.

During the most recent reporting year, 54 business support & assistance degrees were awarded at Stark State College.

Studying Online at Stark State College

Online coursework is an option at Stark State College. Among 10,128 students, 2,988 (30%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,052 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Business Support & Assistance Rankings at Stark State College

Rankings can help you compare Stark State College’s Business Support & Assistance program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Ohio	#3 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Ohio	#5 of 6
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#14 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#29 of 30
Best Value	Nationwide	#94 of 220
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#139 of 209

Earnings for Business Support & Assistance Graduates from Stark State College

Graduates of Stark State College’s Business Support & Assistance program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$23,697
2 years	$26,353
3 years	$28,090
4 years	$31,336
5 years	$35,358

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Business Support & Assistance graduates from Stark State College report median earnings of $31,336, compared with $39,442 for all Stark State College graduates — about 21% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Business Support & Assistance graduates at Stark State College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Business Support & Assistance graduates at Stark State College are 93% women (50) and 7% men (4).

Business Support & Assistance Associate’s Program at Stark State College

Of the 11 associate’s business support & assistance graduates at Stark State College, 91% were women (10) and 9% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Support & Assistance associate’s degree recipients at Stark State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Business Support & Assistance associate’s degree recipients at Stark State College, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Business Support & Assistance Concentrations at Stark State College

This Business Support & Assistance program at Stark State College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Administrative Assistant	54

Top-Paying Careers for Business Support & Assistance Graduates

Students who finish Business Support & Assistance program at Stark State College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Business Support & Assistance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$113,637
Online Merchants	$106,971
Sustainability Specialists	$81,004
Customer Service Representatives	$62,906
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$62,885
Office Clerks, General	$62,233
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$59,046
Order Clerks	$58,253
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$57,361

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.