2025 Best General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

General Office Occupations and Clerical Services is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #452 out of the 1020 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 associate degrees in general office occupations and clerical services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general office occupations and clerical services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general office occupations and clerical services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general office occupations and clerical services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general office occupations and clerical services students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Office Occupations and Clerical Services in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general office occupations and clerical services.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

1

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general office occupations and clerical services. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Visalia.More information about a associate in general office occupations and clerical services from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

2

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general office occupations and clerical services. is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large city of Bakersfield.More information about a associate in general office occupations and clerical services from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Best General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Colleges by State

Explore the best general office occupations and clerical services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	17
Washington	288	7
Nevada	185	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

One of 8 majors within the Business Support & Assistant Services area of study, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	375
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	14
Business & Office Technology	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.