Omaha, NE (population: 449,283) has one administrative assistant school within its city limits. Metropolitan Community College Area has a total student population of 17,003. It is the 4924th highest ranked school in the USA and the 42nd highest in the state of Nebraska (#1 is University of Nebraska at Kearney).
Administrative Assistant students from Omaha 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs-IA area alone, there are 280 employed switchboard operators, including answering service earning an average salary of $27,160. Office and administrative support employees in this area earn $30,940/yr and there are 83,380 employed.
Omaha lies in Douglas county, which is one of the 40 counties in Nebraska. Overall, the Omaha-Council Bluffs-IA area has 452,130 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $19.23/hr average worker wage, and a $40,000 average annual salary. Thus, about 184.426 out of every 1000 jobs in Omaha are held by office and administrative support employees, and 0.625/1000 are held by switchboard operators, including answering service.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Metropolitan Community College Area ends up costing a student $6,723/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Omaha |
| Papillion | NE | - | 1 | 19.7538 | 14 | 7.5 miles |
| Council Bluffs | IA | 59,918 | 3 | 15.2545 | 57 | 7.9 miles |
| Lincoln | NE | 257,612 | 13 | 28.3679 | 496 | 46.7 miles |
| Peru | NE | - | 1 | 16.7679 | 31 | 56.2 miles |
| Crete | NE | - | 1 | 28.8976 | 48 | 66.3 miles |
| Sioux City | IA | 83,250 | 6 | 24.3659 | 219 | 88.0 miles |