Professional writing
Overview
Stark State College’s professional writing certificate is designed to equip you with the essential skills needed to excel in various writing-intensive roles across industries. This certificate not only sharpens your writing proficiency but also seamlessly integrates into the associate of applied science in technical communications, allowing you to advance your education.
What you’ll learn
Through this program, you’ll develop a strong founation in:
- Crafting clear and effective business communications
- Editing and formatting technical documents
- Applying proper grammar and style in professional writing
- Specialized writing for web, media, and creative contexts
These competencies are vital for roles in technical writing, marketing, communications, and more.
Career opportunities
Prepare for roles such as technical writer, content creator, communications specialist, or editor.
Courses
Your pathway to a degree
Taking grant writing certificate classes directly apply to the associate degree in technical communications:
Additional info
Program learning outcomes
- Research the information needs of readers, users, and decision makers of technology.
- Design documents using both text and graphics appropriate for a variety of workplace readers in national and international settings.