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2023 Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 185 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Support & Assistant Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Business Support & Assistance

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Salado College the best school in the United States for business support & assistant services students working on their basic certificate. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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Out of the 185 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

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#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 185 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business support & assistant services schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for business support & assistant services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business support & assistant services programs. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

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Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business support & assistant services students working on their basic certificate. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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With a ranking of #14, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business support & assistant services students working on their basic certificate. 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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#15

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools ranking. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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Gateway Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #17, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business support & assistant services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#18

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the 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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Metropolitan Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business support & assistant services programs. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#20

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools list. Grand Rapids Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business support & assistant services programs. 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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#22

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools ranking. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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Chattahoochee Technical College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business support & assistant services programs. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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West Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support & assistant services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools

#26

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 Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
28 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
29 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
30 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN
31 Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND
32 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
33 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
34 American Institute - Somerset Somerset, NJ
35 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
36 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
37 South Central College North Mankato, MN

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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