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2023 Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services Basic Certificate School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for business support majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the best school for business support & assistant services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great place for business support & assistant services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rasmussen University - Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business support & assistant services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business support & assistant services programs. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges by State

Explore the best business support & assistant services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 63
Missouri 18
Iowa 58
Kansas 67
Nebraska 191
South Dakota 10
North Dakota 8

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, business support & assistant services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Support Focus Areas

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 18 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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