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Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services Associate Degree School for You

In <nil>, 19,686 people earned a degree or certificate in business support & assistant services, making the major the #19 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 237 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the business support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for an Associate in Business Support & Assistance

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best school for business support & assistant services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that business support majors at Gateway Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,060.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for business support & assistant services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

While working on their Associate Degree, business support majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $16,497 in student debt.

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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business support & assistant services programs. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

The average amount in student loans that business support majors at Rochester Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,665.

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Mitchell Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business support & assistant services programs. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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#8

Fox College

Tinley Park, IL

Fox College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Tinley Park, Fox College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business support & assistant services programs. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

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Dakota County Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

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#11

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

With a ranking of #11, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business support & assistant services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#12

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Herzing University - Akron ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Herzing University - Atlanta ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Herzing University - Kenner came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools ranking. Herzing University - Kenner is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Metairie.

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Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #18, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business support & assistant services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#20

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

On average, business support graduates from El Centro College take out $15,067 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#21

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population.

Business Support majors at South Central College take out an average of $28,194 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Herzing University - Brookfield ranked #22 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#23

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, business support majors at Spartanburg Community College accumulate an average of around $11,842 in student debt.

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#24

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools ranking. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#25

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business support & assistant services programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that business support majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,489.

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Rest of the Top Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools

#31

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ
#33

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, GA
#35

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
36 Herzing University - Madison Madison, WI
37 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
38 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
39 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
40 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
41 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
42 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
43 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
44 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
45 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
46 Herzing University - Kenosha Kenosha, WI
47 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE

Business Support & Assistant Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Business Support & Assistant Services is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Business Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation 6,428
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 6,267
Business & Office Technology 2,616
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary 1,792
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 1,693
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services 418
Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician 192
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations 168
Receptionist 112

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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