Instruction is offered in a supportive, self-paced environment to help students develop computer and office skills, build typing proficiency, and polish personal skills for employment. Register at designated times during the semester. Please see specific classes in the Schedule of Classes for dates of instruction. Students may enroll in one or multiple levels of a course in one semester depending on the time they have available. Students also may enroll in the no-cost Computer & Office Technology Skills Center class for short-term practice to prepare for an employer’s typing test or receive help with their CAOT distance learning courses.

PACIFIC COAST CAMPUS

Classroom AA202 Phone:  (562) 938-3033 Hours of Operation:			Classroom AA205 Phone:  (562) 938-3035 Hours of Operation:
Monday–Thursday	8 a.m. – 8 p.m.		Monday–Friday	8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Friday	8 a.m. – 4 p.m.		Mon., Tues., Wed. evenings	5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday	8 a.m. – noon

 

 

 

 

LIBERAL ARTS CAMPUS

Classroom M109
Phone:  (562) 938-4904
Hours of Operation:

Monday–Friday	8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings	5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday	9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Computer Software Applications Instruction

See CAOTC in courses of instruction. Courses include Microsoft Windows Operating System (two course levels), Microsoft Office (two comprehensive levels that include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and the integration of those products), Microsoft Word for Office (four levels), Excel for Windows (three levels), Desktop Publishing–Small Business (two levels using Microsoft Publisher), PowerPoint for Windows (two levels), Access for Windows (two levels), Microsoft Outlook, Electronic Records Management (computer filing), Internet for Office and Personal Use, OpenOffice.org, Adobe Acrobat for the Office, Financial Applications (TurboTax, Quicken, and QuickBooks), Data Entry (two levels), and Computer Transcription (creating documents from voice recordings using Microsoft Word).

Office Skills Instruction

See CAOTO in courses of instruction. Courses include Business Calculating Machines, Filing (two levels), Proofreading Skills, Job Search Skills, Business Telephone Procedures, Business English, Professional Development, Customer Service, Call Centers, and Customer Conflict Management.

Typing/Keyboarding Instruction

See CAOTT in courses of instruction. Typing/Keyboarding courses in which students create office document using Microsoft Word include Beginning Typing/Keyboarding, Intermediate Typing/Keyboarding, and Advanced Typing/Keyboarding.  To build touch typing skill without document creation, see Beginning Typing/Keyboarding 200A, Computer Keyboarding (beginning level, includes number keypad) and Speed and Accuracy Building for Typists (intermediate level).