Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Secretaries
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at LSCS, San Antonio College, TCC, and Blinn.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Anamarc.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Laredo Community College, South Texas College, El Paso Community College, and Palo Alto College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Lee College, St Philips College, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf, and Galveston.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Central Texas College, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf, Texarkana College, and Anamarc.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf, Ranger College, Western Texas College, and TSTC Harlingen.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Lamar State Port Arthur, Howard College, Ranger College, and Del Mar College.
Working as a Secretary, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas
Secretaries perform a wide range of tasks to ensure that the day-to-day business of organizations run smoothly. They answer phones and emails, plan and schedule meetings, arrange travel and catering, create and set up presentations, publish memos, reports, newsletters, etc., and sometimes handle HR duties such as orienting new employees. Their duties also include copying, scanning, faxing, and transcribing. Read a detailed Secretary, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive job description and schools overview.
Secretaries may contact various Texas chapters of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) for career advancement resources. These are listed on the IAAP chapters by state page.
State Requirements
The State of Texas does not regulate the practices of people who are in this profession.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Lamar State College-Orange • Orange, TX
Studying Accounting (completion in 2000)
• 9/29/2011
"I received the degree I went to school, for but the school experience could have been a lot better. I was not prepared with a decent internship to go out in the real world."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | I would recommend others attend Lamar in Beaumont. It is a 4 year college that has much more to offer. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | The accounting program has a new director and has improved significantly. They put people in real positions for internships. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The accounting program when I attended was average. The professor didn't really follow up on my internship. She also let us use notes during tests. |
| Instruction | 7 | The instruction was great. Very clear teaching. But I could have been prepared for the real world better with a better internship. |
| How Difficult | 2 | The only class that I struggled with was Economics. The other classes were easily passed. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Everything I learned was book. There was maybe 1% hands on learning. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | There weren't very many online offerings when I attended the school. The classes were small as is the school so there would only be 1 or 2 slots each semester to take a certain class. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | The campus has been revamped since I attended. They now have a workout facility that wasn't there when I attended. There is no library - you must use the public library. |
| Social Life | 1 | The school does not promote any type of socialization. They really expect you to attend class and leave. |
| Placement Services | 2 | The school did not attempt to help me find a job at all. I am not aware they even have any career services. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I didn't have much experience with the alumni from the school. Most people received their 2 year degree and continued on for a higher degree. |
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