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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.

Breaking Ground on Your Pathway


Placement

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

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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
Prin 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
Business and Professional Communication  
3 - 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.

  • Tuition

  • Resident

    $
    9,216

  • Non-Resident

    $
    11,738

  • International

    $
    21,616

  • Avg. Books

    $
    702

  • Estimated Course Fees

    $
    46

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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