Program Number: 61-106-7
Certificate
Campus: Fond du Lac, West Bend, Online
This program is not eligible for financial aid
About the Program
The Office Software Specialist Certificate provides comprehensive training in the use of office software applications. Students complete hands-on basic and intermediate training on the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. The certificate helps prepare students for a variety of Microsoft credentials and related micro-credentials available for professionals using computer software for the office.
The courses from this certificate can be directly transferred into Moraine Park’s Information Technology - Applications Support Specialist and Administrative Coordinator Associate of Applied Science degrees should students choose to continue their education.
 Transfer Opportunities
     Your academic journey can continue at a four-year college or university. Earn your associate degree at Moraine Park and then apply those credits toward a bachelor’s degree. Starting at MPTC makes completing a bachelor’s degree affordable, accessible and convenient. You can go anywhere as MPTC has transfer agreements with colleges and universities both in Wisconsin and throughout the country.
 Visit the Transfer to a Four-Year College page for more information on credit transfer agreements between Moraine Park and four-year colleges, both public and private.
  
         
			
				Admission Process
Standard Admissions steps details
 Credit for Prior Learning
 Transform the skills and abilities developed through previous experience into college credit through MPTC’s Credit for Prior Learning process. 
  	- Transfer credit from other colleges/universities
  	- Earn college credit for your military training and experience
  	- Earn college credit via Advance Placement, CLEP, DANTES/DSST or MPTC Challenge Exams
  	- Earn college credit from previous/current work and life experiences
  
 Visit MPTC’s Credit for Prior Learning page for more information.
 Approximate Costs
 Tuition
  Occupational
  	- $152.85 per credit (resident)
  	- $229.28 per credit (out-of-state resident)
  
 Associate of Arts/Associate of Science
  	- $192.20 per credit (resident)
  	- $288.30 per credit (out-of-state resident)
  
 Online students are not charged out-of-state fees.
 Student Fees
  	- $5.00 minimum per course Material Fee
  	- $13.76 per-credit Supplemental Fee for Undergraduate courses
  	- $4.50 per term mandatory Student Accident Insurance Fee
  
 Please refer to Tuition & Fee Information for additional enrollment fee information.
  
			 
			
				Pathways 
The courses from this certificate also transfer into Moraine Park’s Administrative Coordinator Associate of Applied Science degree. Earn a certificate and associate degrees along this pathway. Start with some courses for entry-level employment, and continue with additional courses for higher wages and job advancement.