Office Professional - Illinois Central College

Office Professional from Illinois Central College is a Campus Associate Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. Program Information: The Office Professional degree is designed to prepare students for employment in clerical or word processing positions such as receptionists, secretaries, administrative assistants, clerks, word processors, and transcriptionists. The program offers a series of skillbuilding courses in keyboarding, electronic equipment operation, information processing, software applications and integration, office procedures, bookkeeping, and records management. A special option of this program is the internship, OFOCC 250. This internship is served in an area office during the sophomore year. Training is realistic and valuable because the student can apply classroom theory to the work situation while under the supervision of a training station supervisor and the Office Professional Internship Coordinator. The student receives college credit, the prevailing wage, and work experience for the internship portion of the program. The student must contact the Office Professional Internship Coordinator for advisement. The student has the opportunity to acquire Gregg shorthand skill by selecting courses as electives. This skill makes the student more employable in some offices and also is a good skill for taking notes in classes and in the office . This program can be completed in four semesters of full-time study or on a part-time basis if the student desires. Additional coursework will be needed if the student has no previous typing and word processing skills. View more details on Illinois Central College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management courses.