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CIP 52.0408 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

General Office Occupations and Clerical Services.

A program that prepares individuals to provide basic administrative support under the supervision of office managers, administrative assistants, secretaries, and other office personnel. Includes instruction in typing, keyboarding, filing, general business correspondence, office equipment operation, and communications skills.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected General Office Occupations and Clerical Services award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.0408. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years62486
2025Associate degree1585
2025Bachelor degree12
2025Certificate under 12 weeks314
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year54553
2024Certificate 1–2 years65854
2024Associate degree1986
2024Certificate under 12 weeks517
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year53586
2023Certificate 1–2 years891,121
2023Associate degree17108
2023Certificate under 12 weeks38
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year53413
2022Certificate 1–2 years851,147
2022Associate degree18102
2022Certificate 2–4 years13
2022Certificate under 12 weeks520
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year57421
2021Certificate 1–2 years981,471
2021Associate degree1880
2021Certificate 2–4 years17
2021Certificate under 12 weeks639
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year59525
2020Certificate 1–2 years961,311
2020Associate degree1887
2020Certificate 2–4 years110
2020Certificate under 12 weeks935
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year53410

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

Research the exact programme behind this field

CIP 52.0408 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 52 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

201 institutions

Related fields

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Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. ↗

Office Management and Supervision. ↗

Operations Management and Supervision. ↗