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2023 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

137 Colleges
$26,643 Avg Salary
$15,296 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services School for You

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 137 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Support & Assistant Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the business support programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Sinclair Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for business support & assistant services students. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 137 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Business Support majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $10,575 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for business support & assistant services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, business support graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois carry an average student debt load of $9,500.

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With a ranking of #6, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

On average, business support graduates from WITC take out $13,013 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business support & assistant services programs. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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Gateway Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business support & assistant services programs. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

The average amount in student loans that business support majors at Gateway Technical College take out is $18,563.

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With a ranking of #9, Columbus State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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With a ranking of #12, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, business support majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $22,304 in student debt.

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#13

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. COD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business support & assistant services programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Madison Area Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

Washtenaw Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business support & assistant services programs. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.

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With a ranking of #17, Herzing University - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Eastern Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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#19

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Parkland College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#20

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
21 Rasmussen University - Wisconsin Green Bay, WI
22 Heartland Community College Normal, IL
23 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
24 Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH
24 Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL
26 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL
26 Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI

Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 63
Ohio 150
Illinois 115
Indiana 67
Wisconsin 135

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

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.

  • 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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