Office careers have great growth potential in the state of Iowa. Hands-on experience with the latest office equipment provides SWCC students with the knowledge and skills needed for the challenges of an exciting office career.
A nine-month office skills diploma program is also available at Southwestern.
Did you know the Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship could help pay for the cost of this program? Learn more at Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship!
Awards Available
Administrative Office Technology: Associate of Applied Science Degree
Administrative Office Technology Degree Sheet
Potential Careers
- Office clerk
- Administrative assistant
- Executive secretary
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
• demonstrate proficiency in general office procedures.
• keyboard at a rate of at least 60 words a minute.
• operate word processing software so as to produce documents that are grammatically correct, error free, and in the correct form.
• compose and/or edit correspondence.
• produce accurate and understandable reports or the data for reports as directed.
• produce esthetically pleasing, readable, and informative publication.
• create, modify, and/or complete forms.
• create, maintain, and access records in the appropriate manner and form.
• use standard office equipment.
• organize work stations for effective work flow.
• plan and organize work so as to meet deadlines.
Contact:
Instructor Barb Brown