Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers

About Us

The mission of Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers is to respond in a climate of intellectual freedom with quality training programs, and to the educational needs of our mulicultural community. Southwest School is committed to excellence in teaching and to flexibility in it's programs and institutaional approaches as it seeks to guide students toward achievement of their maximum potential. We seek to enable each student to become a self-directed, life-long learner capable of participating in and contributing to their community.

Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers is approved by the following state appriving entities:

1. Approved and Regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, TX.
2. Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation.
3. Accredited by teh Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.

The mission of the Clinical/Medical Assistant program at Southwest school of Business and Technical Careers in Corpus Christi, TX is to equip the graduate with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the duties that are required of a clinical medical assistant in a medical office or hospital facility. 

Students will learn the clinical and administrative skills, business communication, computer applications, job readiness, keyboarding, medicalfront and back office duties, filing insurance claims, CPT and ICD-9 coding, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll and reception duties. 

Graduates may find employment in a doctor's office, various hospital departments, healthcare clinics, emergency care office and other offices in a medical environment. 

The mission of the Computerized Accounting Specialist program at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers in Corpus Christi, TX  is to equip the graduate with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the duties that are required of a computerized accounting specialist in an office environment.

Students will learn how to post transactions to accounts, utilize record-keeping systems and operate accounting software, in addition to acquiring general accounting principles and practices.

Graduates may find employment as Billing & Posting Clerks, Bookkeepers, Accountant & Auditing Clerks, Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks, and Statistical Assistants. 

The mission of the General Office Skills program at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers in Corpus Christi, TX is to equip the graduate with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the duties that are required of a general office clerk in an office environment. 

Students will learn business communication, computer applications, job readiness, keyboarding, front office duties, filing, accounts payable and receivable and payroll and reception duties.

Graduates may find employment as word processors, call center associates, customer service representatives, general typists, office assistants, administrative assistants and other secretarial office positions. 

The mission of the Medical Office Specialist program at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers in Corpus Christi, TX is to equip the graduate with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the duties that are required of a medical office specialist in a medical administrative or hospital administrative office. 

Students will learn business communication, computer applications, job readiness, keyboarding, medical front office duties, filing insurance claims, CPT and ICD-9 coding, accounts payable and receivable, payroll and reception duties.

Graduates may find employment as medical office specialists, office assistants, in clerical office positions, as word processors, administrative assistants and filing insurance claims. 

The mission of the Pharmacy Technician program at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers in Corpus Christi, TX is to equip the graduate with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the duties that are required of a pharmacy technician in a pharmacy environment.

Students will learn the basic pharmacology skills, pharmacy operations, preparing medications for dispensing, labeling and refill authorization, transcribing physician's orders and hospital charts, drug product election, business communication, computer applications, job readiness, keyboarding, and procedures for acquiring all necessary information. This program will assist students in preparing for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exam. Although the program is designed to prepare students to take the CPhT exam, the school cannot guarantee students will pass the exam.

Graduates may find employment as a pharmacy technician in a retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, pharmaceutical facility, drug related companies and residential pharmacy.