Office Tech - Business Information Management

Program Availability: Chamblee, GA only.

The Associate Degree in Office Technology with an emphasis in Business Information Management is designed to prepare the student for a career setting in which a degree, expanded skill sets, and enhanced communication skills are likely to be critical components. This program provides the graduate with a variety of career options, with prospects for growth into a wide range of skill-based environments.

This program is designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and/or professional opportunities in many business settings. The student acquires the essential skills in the most popular applications software, as well as additional software skills that are critical to the successful day-to-day usage, sharing, and management of information for many enterprises.

The BIM program enables a student to pursue a variety of career pathways, including Project Management, Desktop Publishing, Business Graphics, Web Design, Database Management, Sales/Customer Service Support, Business Schematics and more.

It includes such popular applications as Adobe Dreamweaver and PhotoShop, Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Microsoft Project, just to list a few.

This program also includes Microsoft Certification in any of the MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) components taken to satisfy graduation requirements.

As with all programs at ICT/ILS, this course includes an externship. An Externship is a program component that assigns a student to a partnering company for 135 hours, giving the student the opportunity to put his/her new skills to use and gain real-life experience. ICT/ILS is one of the few schools that offer this as part of a student’s training in every program of study.


The Associate Degree programs are offered only at the Chamblee Campus.  However, credits earned at any ICT/ILS branch may be transferred to the Main Campus in pursuit of an Associate Degree.