About the Office Technology Program
Be First in Line for a Career in Office Technology and Administration
Have you always enjoyed organizing information? Transfer your skills to a rewarding career in office technology and administration. In addition to data entry skills, you will learn current and leading-edge office software programs used in specialty areas such as the legal and medical professions. With courses in Office Technology, you will be equipped for clerical and administrative roles, you will learn how various departments operate within a firm to achieve common goals.
Your education and training in this essential field will teach you how to produce correspondence, handle records, schedule appointments and code important information. Our programs are designed to prepare you for positions including medical records and health information technicians, medical secretaries, correspondence clerk, file clerk, customer service representative, and more. Whether you are entering the workforce or updating your skills, jobs in office technology can place you in corporate, government, educational, legal and medical settings.
Find the path that fits your personal needs and professional goals:
Degrees and Certificates
Associate in Science Degree - General Office 
27 units + General Education Requirements
Certificate of Achievement - General Office 
27 units 
This program provides training in common skills used in the business office - keyboarding, computer applications, English, accounting, and business communications. General office workers obtain employment in many environments: corporate settings, government, schools, and hospitals. Related job titles include administrative assistant, executive assistant, executive secretary, office assistant, and secretary. After gaining some work experience or specialized skills, many workers transfer to jobs with higher pay or greater advancement potential.
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Associate in Science Degree - Legal Administrative Assistant
27 units + General Education Requirements
Certificate of Achievement - Legal Administrative Assistant
27 units
Legal administrative assistants perform the administrative tasks in a law office, such as answering the telephone, managing files, preparing law office correspondence and legal documents, and maintaining the calendar. Legal administrative assistants are in great demand. Qualified legal administrative assistants who have strong skills can find lucrative opportunities with law firms and corporate legal departments, government agencies, and a variety of business and industries -- such as banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and real estate companies.
The certificate program prepares students to pursue employment as a legal administrative assistant. Training is provided in legal terminology, law office procedures, legal research, computer technology, machine transcription document preparation, keyboarding, and written and verbal communications.
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Department Certificate - Medical Transcription 
15 units
This program prepares students to listen to dictated recordings made by physicians and other healthcare professionals and transcribe them into medical reports, correspondences, and other administrative material. Medical transcription is a particularly flexible career that easily lends itself to many different work styles. Medical transcriptionists work in hospitals, physicians' offices, transcription service offices, clinics, laboratories, and at home. With experience, medical transcriptionists can advance to supervisory positions, home-based work, editing, or consult.
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Potential Career Options
| Job Title |
Typical Education |
Median Wage |
| Medical Records and Health Information Technicians |
High School Diploma or More |
$40,565 |
| Medical
Secretaries |
Some College |
$35,866 |
| Data Entry
Keyers |
High School Diploma or More |
$31,403 |
| Counter
and Rental Clerks |
High School Diploma or More |
$25,555 |
| Statement Clerks |
High School Diploma or More |
$37,877 |
| Correspondence
Clerks |
High School Diploma or More |
$44,628 |
| File Clerks |
High School Diploma or More |
$30,959 |
| Order Clerks |
High School Diploma or More |
$32,072 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks
|
High School Diploma or More |
$29,545 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
High School Diploma or More |
$39,817 |
| Word Processors and Typists |
High School Diploma or More |
$46,806 |
| Legal Secretaries |
High School Diploma or More |
$49,818 |
