Historical Information Management
Employment Opportunities
Historical Information Management continues to be a strong employment area with 22,000 jobs in 2004 with steady growth seen for the profession through 2012 according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"WHile growth will be strong and sustained, one key to achieving employment in this highly competitive area will be educational and achievement."
Who Will Benefit?
The Historical Information Management Program is designed to meet the needs of three specific student audiences.
- Those individuals currently employed in Historical Management who desire additional training in their profession but for reasons of finances, family. or travel may be unable to participate in a traditional classroom setting.
- Students who plan on a career in Historical Information Management and would like to gain the educational background to enhance their prospects of gaining entry level full or part-time work in the profession while completing their undergraduate or graduate programs and at the same time gaining valuable work experience while completing their educational program.
- Those students who enjoyed history and are curious about what employment opportunities may exist for one pursuing history as an educational option
Admission Requirements
The HIM Program is open to anyone holding a valid high school diploma or GED.
Admission Procedures
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College is the home college for the HIM and the only school in the Kentucky Community and Technical College system authorized to offer certifictes in Historical Information Management. Students must complete the FREE enrollment process at SKCTC in order to register for HIM classes. Please contact the Admissions Office for an admission application.
Registration Fees
Kentucky residents are assessed the current resident fee. Non-Kentucky residents are assessed a fee of 120% of the current Kentucky resident fee.
Financial Aid
Students are eligible to apply for various types of financial aid. Call the school for an appointment with the financial Aid administrator
What is HIM?
Historical Information Management is the discipline associated with collecting and providing access to information resources documenting historical activity while preserving and ensuring the integrity and authenticity of that information. Professionally, such work is considered the responsibility of archivists, records managers, and museum curators.
Increasingly, business, government agencies, and organizations alike are recognizing the legal, fiscal, and ethical requirements to responsibly manage the historically significant information they generate or acquire. In addition, many organizations and businesses consider having a small museum or archives beneficial to promoting their image in the community. Ideally, these organizations would seek out a college-trained professional to care for an administer these materials. Unfortunately, financial considerations often preclude creating a new position for an archivist, records manager, or curator, and some on staff is delegated to assume the responsibility, quite often in addition to ongoing responsibilities. The question then becomes, how does one gain the education and training needed to administer these historical resources, especially when one has other job-related duties and possibly family responsibilities and lacks access to an undergraduate or graduate school program.
The Program
The Historical Information Management Program at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College consists of three certificate programs: Archives Studies, Museum Studies, and Records Management. Each certificate program consists of 5 core courses that incorporate the fundamental concepts and functions of each profession along with specific theory and practice. In addition, students who have not completed a basic English, humanities, or social interaction course will need to complete those courses either on-line through Kentucky Virtual University or a college convenient to the student.
The HIM Program has sought out a faculty of qualified international professionals with a passion to share their knowledge and experience in the management of historical information resources. As a result, SKCTC HIM student actively engage and learn from HIM professionals with expertise in the daily work and challenges of this dynamic field. Administered through a distance learning environment, students have the flexibility to balance family, employment, and educational opportunity.
For more information contact:
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical college
700 College Road
Cumberland, KY 40823
1-888-274-7732