
Business and Information Technology (BIT) Center
Business and Information Technology (BIT) Center courses offer the flexibility for students to study at home and/or in the BIT Center with instuctor(s) in the BIT Center available for assistance with coursework.
Course Length
Students enrolled at the start of the term will have until the end of the term to complete a course. Students may enroll after the start of the term; however, they will only have the remainder of the term to complete coursework. Regardless of when a student enrolls, all coursework must be submitted by the last day of the current term. Students may complete a course before the end of the term depending upon their individual pace. Contact the BIT Center for orientation and to receive the learning packet for each course.
Computer software required for the courses is available on the BIT Center computers and most campus computers. Students using other computers will need to have the software required for the course. Students will be required to do testing the for the Flexlab courses in the BIT Center.
The number of tests will vary with each course.
Courses Offered
Course Number |
Course Title (click for course description) | Credit Hours |
ADM-105 |
Intro to Keyboarding | 1.0 |
ADM-108 |
Keyboarding Skill Development | 1.0 |
ADM-131 |
Office Calculators | 1.0 |
ADM-148 |
Transcription (Spring/Summer only) | 2.0 |
ADM-297 |
Certifcation Preparation | 1.0 |
BCA-122 |
Basic Word Processing | 1.0 |
BCA-134 |
Word Processing | 3.0 |
BCA-146 |
Basic Spreadsheets | 1.0 |
BCA-164 |
Basic Databases | 1.0 |
BCA-174 |
Basic Presentation Software | 1.0 |
BCA-251 |
Publisher | 3.0 |
BCA-281 |
Intermediate Word | 1.0 |
BCA-282 |
Intermediate Excel | 1.0 |
BCA-283 |
Intermediate Access | 1.0 |
BCA-284 |
Advanced PowerPoint | 1.0 |
BIT Center Schedule
NEW TEMPORARY HOURS: 7:30am to 4:30pm Monday-Friday
BIT Center Closed
Labor Day- September 3, 2018
Fall Break- October 25-26, 2018
Thanksgiving Break- November 22-23, 2018
Contact Us
Visit with our BIT Center Coordinator, Justin Meyer in the BIT Center located in the Applied Science and Technology Building on the Fort Dodge Campus, Room 105.
OR
Call Iowa Central at 515-574-1270 or 515-574-1271, if you need further information.

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