The Computer Applications and Office Management Department (COMP) is in business–the technology education business. We live in a culture governed by the demands of digital life. This digital life blurs and transforms old boundaries between work and home, public and private. It requires ever-increasing levels of technology literacy and competency. Computer software tools and devices constantly evolve and expand, as well as the skills needed to use them.

COMP serves that need across the entire arc of digital life—whether your career is still in preparation (pre-career), in progress (workforce training), or in transition (changing careers or retirement).

Our mission is to develop “technology-savvy adults” who possess literacy and competency in software productivity applications and tools that are part and parcel of our everyday lives—in the office, in the home office and in personal living.

The COMP Department is designed to meet the needs of all students and working professionals with a desire to improve their computer skills. SBCC can design a personalized program of study to meet your needs for:

• An introductory course
• A workshop to update your skills
• An advanced skills class
• A Skills Competency Award
• A Certificate of Achievement
• Professional certification
• An Associate in Science Degree

You can take COMP courses in the way that best fits your lifestyle and schedule. Class formats include:

• On-campus/traditional
• Evening
• Online/distance learning
• Self-paced lab instruction
• Short courses
• Credit for Work Experience

The Computer Applications and Office Management Department (COMP) provides students with a broad range of computer application skills. COMP provides students with opportunities for the entire arc of digital life—whether your career is still in preparation (pre-career), in progress (workforce training), or in transition (changing careers or retirement).

COMP programs of study prepare students for positions in the office workplace including office management and business software specialists. Because computer applications are needed in so many different career areas, the programs and individual courses are relevant in many different career paths.

The Department offers degrees and certificates as well as Skills Competency Awards and also provides introductory courses (electives) for students in programs campus-wide.

SBCC offers a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG). A TAG is a contractual agreement between the student, SBCC, and specific four-year colleges or universities. This includes six University of California ( *UC) institutions, six California State Institutions (CSU), seven California private institutions, nine out-of-state institutions, as well as Honors Transfer Agreements with ten institutions and 8 CSUs without campus impaction. Students must enroll in the TAG program and work with a TAG advisor.