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Administrative Assistant

From managing schedules to answering phones to drafting business documents, administrative assistants keep businesses running smoothly.

In this program, you learn office and project management, business writing and presentations, and other office procedures. Courses also develop your organizational, supervisory and customer relations skills. You graduate with a strong foundation in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office applications.

Whether you want to work for a large corporation, nonprofit organization or government agency, this program prepares you for an important role in the daily operations of most organizations in every industry.

  1. Demonstrate proficiency with computer software applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite.
  2. Manage deadlines and tasks including evaluating situations, solving problems, and making decisions.
  3. Demonstrate organizational, planning, and project management skills.
  4. Collaborate effectively as part of a team.
  5. Perform administrative duties using current office technology.
  6. Develop effective business communications emphasizing quantitative reasoning and equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  7. Demonstrate information literacy by using professional databases to gather credible information and propose solutions for organizational problems.

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Plan Your Courses

Meet with our counselors to customize this plan just for you. You can also search the quarterly schedule for class days and times.

Placement

Math placement is not required for this program.
English placement is not required for this program.

The Administrative Assistant degree is a two-year professional program. Students may participate in online or on-ground classes. The program offers expert business technology instruction giving students the diversified training and background needed to hold positions of responsibility and importance in many areas of the business world. 

The Administrative Assistant degree gives students a technical background through completion of computer application courses, provides students an understanding of professional responsibilities, and offers additional on-the-job training. Students develop competencies in office procedures; software applications; business writing and presentations; accounting and business math; organizational and supervisory skills; office, time, and calendar management; desktop publishing and project management.

Students practice customer relations and the "soft" skills employers demand. Students will also have a strong foundation in Microsoft Office and other commonly used business software applications. Students will complete capstone courses which will integrate classroom learning into "real-world" office situations.

In order to earn an Administrative Assistant AAS degree, a student must maintain a 2.0 GPA in all individual courses.

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Total Program Credits: 90


Program Courses

First Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 105
Grammar for Business  
5
BT 106
Computing Essentials  
5
BT 152
College and Career Strategies  
3
CATT 102
Microsoft Outlook  
2.5
Total Credits
 
15.5

Second Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 127
Human Relations and Professional Development  
3
BT 165
Word Processing  
5
BT 196
Skillbuilding  
1
BUS 103
Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators  
5
Total Credits
 
14

Third Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 204
Spreadsheet Design and Analysis  
5
BT 272
Business Correspondence   1
5
CATT 190
Microsoft PowerPoint I  
2.5
MMGT 223
Customer Service  
3
Total Credits
 
15.5

Fourth Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 231
Office Procedures  
5
BT 273
Business Research and Report Writing   4
5
CATT 122
Microsoft Access I  
2.5
CATT 128
Desktop Publishing  
2.5
Total Credits
 
15

Fifth Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 251
Current Trends in Technology  
5
BT 260
Administrative Office Management  
5
BT 280
Project Management for the Office   2
2.5
CATT 241
Microsoft Project  
2.5
Total Credits
 
15

Sixth Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 160
Job Preparation Techniques  
3
BT 263
Integrated Office Applications  
5
BT 285
Administrative Professional Internship  
2
 
Approved Electives   3
5
Total Credits
 
15
ACCT 141
QuickBooks Online  
5
ACCT 142
QuickBooks Desktop  
5
ACCT 151
College Accounting I  
5
ACCT&201
Principles of Accounting I  
5
BT 274
Business Writing for the Web  
5
BUS& 101
Intro to Business  
5
BUS& 201
Business Law  
5
BUS 204
Introduction to Law  
5
BUS 280
Human Relations in Business  
5
CATT 123
Microsoft Access II  
2.5
CATT 191
Microsoft PowerPoint II  
2.5
CATT 238
Advanced Microsoft Excel I  
2.5
CATT 239
Advanced Microsoft Excel II  
2.5
CMST 127
Leadership Development  
3 - 5
CMST&210
Interpersonal Communication  
5
CMST 227
Intercultural Communication  
5
CMST 250
Managing Conflict Through Communication  
5
CMST 287
Communication in Organizations  
5
ECON 100
Fundamentals of Economics  
5
HED 104
Medical Terminology and Anatomy  
5
HM 221
Event Management  
5
LA 107
Introduction to Legal Careers  
3
LA 130
Legal Ethics  
3
MIS 211
Information Technology In Business  
5
MMGT 125
Social Media Marketing  
5
MMGT 212
Retailing  
5
MMGT 243
Fundamentals of Project Management  
5
MMGT 244
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma  
2.5
MSEC 108
Medical Office Computing  
5

Approved Electives  

 

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
ACCT 141
QuickBooks Online  
5
ACCT 142
QuickBooks Desktop  
5
ACCT 151
College Accounting I  
5
ACCT&201
Principles of Accounting I  
5
BT 274
Business Writing for the Web  
5
BUS& 101
Intro to Business  
5
BUS& 201
Business Law  
5
BUS 204
Introduction to Law  
5
BUS 280
Human Relations in Business  
5
CATT 123
Microsoft Access II  
2.5
CATT 191
Microsoft PowerPoint II  
2.5
CATT 238
Advanced Microsoft Excel I  
2.5
CATT 239
Advanced Microsoft Excel II  
2.5
CMST 127
Leadership Development  
3 - 5
CMST&210
Interpersonal Communication  
5
CMST 227
Intercultural Communication  
5
CMST 250
Managing Conflict Through Communication  
5
CMST 287
Communication in Organizations  
5
ECON 100
Fundamentals of Economics  
5
HED 104
Medical Terminology and Anatomy  
5
HM 221
Event Management  
5
LA 107
Introduction to Legal Careers  
3
LA 130
Legal Ethics  
3
MIS 211
Information Technology In Business  
5
MMGT 125
Social Media Marketing  
5
MMGT 212
Retailing  
5
MMGT 243
Fundamentals of Project Management  
5
MMGT 244
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma  
2.5
MSEC 108
Medical Office Computing  
5
1 May be substituted with BT 274.
2 May be substituted with MMGT 243.
3 Select a course from the list of approved electives.
4 Students must first pass BT 272 OR BT 274 as a prerequisite for BT 273.

Estimated costs for completing this program

 
WA Resident
Non-Resident
International
Tuition
$ 9,544
$ 11,488
$ 21,823
Books
$ 1,017
$ 1,017
$ 1,017
Course Fees
$ 13
$ 13
$ 13
Institutional Fees
$ 672
$ 672
$ 3,195
Total Costs
$ 11,246
$ 13,190
$ 26,048

Costs for completing a degree or certificate can vary. For more information about costs, visit our How Much Does it Cost? page.

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Jeff Williams

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