Office Management
Overview
Office management programs prepare people to supervise and manage the operations and personnel in business offices.Office management programs include topics such as:
- Employee supervision
- Labor relations
- Scheduling and coordination
- Equipment and space management
- Office records management
Schools
Many career and technical schools as well as most community colleges and two-year schools offer certificate and associate degree programs in office management. A certificate program usually takes a year of full-time study. An associate degree program usually takes two years of full-time study.
Many colleges and universities offer bachelor's degrees in office management. A bachelor's degree usually takes about four years of full-time study.
See schools that offer this program.
Related Educational Programs
- Accounting
- Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Business, General
- Data Entry and Processing
- Executive Secretarial Studies
- Legal Secretarial Studies
- Medical Office Management
- Operations Management
Related Careers
Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study
Other Careers Related to this Program of Study
- Administrative Services Managers
- Executive Secretaries
- Human Resources Specialists
- Legal Secretaries
- Medical Secretaries
- Secretaries
Program Admission
You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.
To enter these programs, you should be able to touch-type. You will build typing speed in the program, but you should know the keyboard layout thoroughly before you enter.
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Business and Applied English
- Business Math
- Keyboarding
- Office Machines
- Office Procedures
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
A certificate program in office management typically requires that you study courses such as the following:
- Advanced Word Processing
- Human Relations
- Intermediate Word Processing
- Principles of Management
- Professional Business Writing
- Records Management
- Speed Writing or Shorthand
- Web Research
Things to Know
Office technology changes constantly. Expect to take classes throughout your career to keep your skills up-to-date.
Schools
King-Snohomish Area
Bellevue College
- Business Technology
Edmonds Community College
- Business Information Technology--Office Supervision and Management
Highline College
- Administrative Management
Renton Technical College
- Contemporary Business Administration
Spokane Area
Spokane Community College
- Administrative Office Management
Tacoma Area
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
- Office Management
Pierce College Puyallup
- Office Management