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2023 Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region

37 Colleges
$22,041 Avg Salary
$11,821 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services School for You

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our analysis found Rio Salado College to be the best school for business support & assistant services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Business Support majors at El Centro College take out an average of $19,090 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Career College - Houston Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that business support majors at Florida Career College - Houston Campus take out is $9,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $64, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, business support graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $26,057.

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#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business support & assistant services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the city of McAllen.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business support & assistant services students. It came in at #7 on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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#8

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business support & assistant services programs. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Austin Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 280
Arizona 14
Oklahoma 1
New Mexico 31

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

Majors Similar to Business Support

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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