General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at William Rainey Harper College

Every general office occupations and clerical services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general office occupations and clerical services program at William Rainey Harper College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Office Occupations and Clerical Services section at the bottom of this page.

Harper College General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in General Office Occupations and Clerical Services (Less Than 1 Year)

Online Classes Are Available at Harper College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harper College does offer online education options in general office occupations and clerical services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harper College General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Related Majors

• Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations

Careers That General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in general office occupations and clerical services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office Clerks	165,970	$37,220
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	9,800	$43,540
Cargo and Freight Agents	4,280	$44,760
Procurement Clerks	2,520	$46,520
Word Processors and Typists	270	$46,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.