Nebraska contains seven schools that offer administrative assistant programs. Midland Lutheran College, the highest-ranking administrative assistant school in NE, has a total student population of 716 and is the 610th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 administrative assistant schools in Nebraska, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Midland Lutheran College comes out as the most expensive ($16,590/yr), with Southeast Community College Area as the lowest recorded at only $5,555/yr.
Administrative Assistant students from Nebraska schools who go on to become administrative assistants, dental assistants, medical secretaries, medical office assistants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 22,336,450 people working as office and administrative support employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $32,990. Also, Switchboard operators, including answering service make on average $26,000 per year and there are about 146,980 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Nebraska alone, there are 780 employed switchboard operators, including answering service earning an average yearly salary of $24,280. Office and administrative support employees in this state earn $29,180/yr and there are 159,660 employed.
Also, within the administrative assistant schools in Nebraska, the average student population is 2,686 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from administrative assistant, there are 1891 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,500 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,844, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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