About Benchmark Career Institute
Mission
The mission of Benchmark Career Institute is to provide our students with the highest-quality education and to prepare them to quickly enter the employment market with confidence, market-value skills, and demonstrated computer proficiencies. We offer a high-quality, private, and hands-on education in preparation for the leading industry certifications in the technical, office, and healthcare fields. |
Campus Location
Benchmark Career Institute is currently in Austin, TX. |
Class Size
At Benchmark Career Institute, class sizes are kept small to ensure personalized attention and plenty of hands-on learning. While each class can accommodate up to 20 students, the typical class size ranges from 8-12 students, giving each student a personalized learning experience. |
Course Length
Many computer training schools require one, two, four or more years of training. But at Benchmark Career Institute, our training is designed to be completed in just a few months. At Benchmark, we realize that not everyone has the time, money, energy or interest to attend school for any longer than absolutely necessary. |
Course Offerings
Benchmark Career Institute's current course offerings can be divided into the following categories:
Information Technology Support
- Preparation for real-world experience and industry certifications in computer hardware, networking, and wireless networks. Certifications prepared for include: CompTIA's A+ and Network+, CWNA, and Cisco's CCNA.
- A student taking all portions would complete their classroom requirements in 5 months.
- Preparation for and taking of independent certification exams would be in accordance with individual student preparation and timeframes.
- Students can choose to take one or more courses within Information Technology.
Office Administration
- Preparation for real-world experience and industry certifications in basic office skills, computer skills, Microsoft Office applications, and administrative assistant skills. Certifications prepared for include: Microsoft Office Specialist and the Administrative Expert designation from the National Society of Administrative Professionals.
- A student taking all portions would complete their classroom requirements in just over 2 months.
- Preparation for and taking of independent certification exams would be in accordance with individual student preparation and timeframes.
Pharmacy Technician
Our Pharmacy Technician program will prepare you to work in a retail pharmacy and help you pass a national certification exam. The program is 350 hours of both theory and hands on classroom instruction. Over the course of three months you will gain exposure to the preparation of medications, maintaining client records, assisting with inventory control, purchasing, collecting payments, coordinating billing, and much more. Employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 32 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is much faster than average for all occupations. The increased number of middle-aged and elderly people – who require more prescription drugs – will spur demand for pharmacy technicians. (Source: BLS)
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