Office Systems Technology program is an integrated curriculum which will prepare you to work in an office environment of people, process, and technologies. Job titles may include Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant, Office Manager, and Financial Assistant. You'll use a variety of office technology and computer-based applications (word processing, electronic mail, desktop publishing, graphics, database, and spreadsheet) and support and help facilitate accurate communication and information exchange to internal and external customers on a timely basis.
Technical courses combined with general education courses will prepare you for today’s workforce and provide a basis for lifelong learning, a necessity for the workforce of the future.
You'll select an area of specialty from the following options: financial assistant, administrative, desktop publishing, legal, and medical.
Once you graduate, you can find work in professional office, education, government, businesses, and industries. You may also choose to sit for the Certified Professional Secretary Examination or Certified Administrative Professional Examination or Microsoft Office Specialists Certifications.
To enter this program, you'll need to have basic computer skills and keyboarding skills. Those skills may be obtained through OST 105 (Introduction to Information Systems) or a comparable Computer Literacy** course and OST 100 (Keyboarding) and OST 101 (Keyboarding & Introduction to Document Formatting).
For graduation requirements, see the academic plan.
This program has no special admission requirements.
Laura Grimes, BSProgram Coordinator270-686-4600 laura.grimes@kctcs.edu
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog. You should always choose classes in cooperation with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.