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Front Office Professional

Front Office Professional Certificate: If you are looking for an entry-level office position, build your qualifications with this certificate. In this three-quarter program, you learn the professional skills and techniques to greet callers, make and receive telephone calls, format correspondence and reports, and perform a variety of general office duties. Front office professionals are often the first point of contact for visitors, clients, and customers. This certificate prepares you to represent your employer in a professional way.

Students who successfully complete the Front Office Professional Certificate will also receive the Administrative Clerical Assistant Certificate.

Administrative Clerical Assistant Certificate (embedded): In this two-quarter program, you’ll learn general office skills and basic professional terminology needed for entry-level office positions. You’ll develop skills in the areas of written and oral communication, customer service, keyboarding, document formatting, office procedures, scheduling, and job preparation.

  1. Apply introductory knowledge of current office procedures, techniques, and records management systems.
  2. Perform administrative duties using current office technology.
  3. Use Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  4. Spell and use terms correctly.

Breaking Ground on Your Pathway


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 Clerical Assistant program is a two quarter program where students learn general office skills needed for entry-level office positions. This certificate provides students with additional grammar, editing and proofreading experience. Students develop effective written communication, oral communication, customer service, keyboarding, document formatting, office procedures, telephone, scheduling, and calendaring, and job preparation skills. 

Students who earn the Administrative Assistant AAS degree will also earn this certificate because it is embedded in the degree. If you have any questions, please contact counseling.
 

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Total Program Credits: 30


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 196
Skillbuilding  
1
BUS 103
Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators  
5
CATT 190
Microsoft PowerPoint I  
2.5
MMGT 223
Customer Service  
3
Total Credits
 
14.5

Estimated costs for completing this program

 
WA Resident
Non-Resident
International
Tuition
$ 3,290
$ 4,256
$ 7,522
Books
$ 630
$ 630
$ 630
Course Fees
$ 6
$ 6
$ 6
Institutional Fees
$ 224
$ 224
$ 1,065
Total Costs
$ 4,150
$ 5,116
$ 9,223

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

Have a question? Let's hear it.

Kerrin Langford

Pathway Specialist for Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County Students
Kerrin.Langford@scc.spokane.edu
509-279-6737

Anne Mayer

Workforce Transition Specialist
Anne.Mayer@scc.spokane.edu
509-533-8191

Katherine Cornelis

Workforce Transition Specialist for Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County Students
Katherine.Cornelis@scc.spokane.edu
509-279-6961

Ronda Moorhead

Department Chair
Ronda.Moorhead@scc.spokane.edu
509-533-7389