Office management programs like those at Black Hawk College, Scott Community College and Commonwealth Business College provide those skills, college spokespeople said. Employers look for people with degrees, diplomas and certificates because they know the skills have been acquired and they won't need to do all the training. There are myriad types of programs available to Quad-Cities students and many work around the person's job and family life. Black Hawk and Scott Community colleges offer two-year courses where students end up with 64 credit hours and an associate's degree. Certificate programs and diploma programs are also offered at schools.
Students can choose the more technical end by studying software and data entry.
They can choose a classes that lean towards the administrative side of business and manage a doctor's office. There are medical transcriptionist courses, medical assistant courses and accounting classes. While accounting classes don't prepare them to be certified public accountants, they do prepare them for a higher-paying job, Mr. Emery said. Mr. Emery said. Copyright 2001, Moline Dispatch Publishing Co.