Office Technologies: Certificate

Program Mission

The mission of the Office Technology Certificate program is to prepare students for administrative careers that require a solid foundation in information technology such as business application specialist, keyboard specialist, social media manager, graphic design application specialist, web content editor, through the use of innovative teaching methods, diverse modes of instruction, flexibility of course selections, and the inclusion of 21st century workplace skills.

Program Learning Outcomes

Effective Business Communication
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate the ability to exchange ideas through correct and persuasive written statements, oral presentations, active listening, and the use of communication technologies.
Collaboration
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate the ability to apply the following skills in a project environment: teamwork, time management, creative problem solving, conflict resolution, diversity awareness, customer service, and community engagement.
Information Literacy/Core Technology
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate core competency in information literacy and information technology including file management, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, Web tools, information access, evaluation, and application.
Discipline Specific Skills
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate appropriate mastery of discipline specific skills in one of the following areas: office administration, office technology, desktop publishing, or Website development and maintenance.

Flexible, totally online or on-campus: Design your own career path with our Certificate program in Office Technology.

This program allows students to combine core office technology skills with business or additional computing skills. It prepares students for careers as administrative assistants, secretaries, computer application specialists or program coordinators, or for civil service office positions.

Students can customize their program based on career goals, choosing five Business Information Technology courses and another five courses in any other area.

Customize your program to acquire the skills needed to work in such areas as:

Office support
Office administration
Database administrator
Website management
Graphic design
Marketing support
Customer support
Legal office support
Medical office support

7-week course format

SUNY Broome is now making it easier than ever to get the skills you need so you can get the job you want. Courses in our valuable Office Technologies Certificate are offered in a series of 7-week blocks, all fully online! This shorter course format gives students:

A balanced schedule: focus on 3 classes at a time, rather than 4 or 5 classes at once
Quicker access to advanced skills: progress more quickly through higher level skills in a single year
Job readiness: obtain powerful skillsets in an exploding industry

Whether you are interested in just taking a class, or enrolling full-time in the certificate program, let’s talk about this new opportunity!

Fall
First 7 weeks	Second 7 weeks
BIT 184 Intro to MS Office	BIT 100 Keyboarding
BIT 142 Social Media	BIT 143 Social Media Campaigns
BIT 270 Personal and Professional Development (full 15 weeks)

Spring
First 7 weeks	Second 7 weeks
BIT 130 Keyboarding II	BIT 200 Spreadsheets
BIT 260 Intro to Database Management	BIT 265 Project Management
BIT 140 Business Communication (full 15 weeks)

Program Notes

Complete the program in 9 months (two semesters) as a full-time student, providing course prerequisites have been met.
Courses can be completed online or on campus
Full and part-time study available
Credits earned transfer directly into the AAS in Business Information Management