3430 | Secretarial/Administrative Assistant

Occupational Certificate

Description of Program:

The administrative assistant certificate prepares you for an office occupation such as typist, payroll clerk, accounts payable/accounts receivable clerk, word processor, receptionist, file clerk, general office clerk, secretary, and administrative assistant. Course content includes, but is not limited to, accounting (elective), payroll, business English, business communications, keyboarding, introduction to business trends, office equipment, transcription, fundamental basic office procedures, introduction to computers, work relations, and interpersonal skills. If you receive your administrative assistant occupational certificate, you may receive some credits toward a College Credit Certificate (Office Management, #3050). Consult your instructor.

Class Meetings: Classes meet Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Length: 1104 contact hours/ 36.8 occupational credits
PREFIX NUMBER COURSE NAME CONTACT HOURS
FIRST YEAR
Fall Term
  OTA 0101 Occupational Introductory Keyboarding   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
  OTA 0311 Occupational Business English   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
* OTA 0501 Occupational Business Math using Spreadsheets   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
  MEA 0310 Occupational Medical Office Procedures   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
  OTA 0490 Occupational Personal Business Skills   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
        480
Spring Term
* OTA 0322 Occupational Business Communication   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
  OCA 0301 Occupational Word Processing MS Word   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
  CTS 0061 Occupational Introduction to Digital Design Techniques   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
  OTA 0595 Occupational Introduction to Business   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
    Office Elective   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
        480
First Summer Flex Session
  OTA 0402 Occupational Office Machines   48
  OTA 0422L Office Practices Lab   48
* OTA 0943 Occupational Office Internship/Externship   48
        144
* Check the course descriptions for prerequisites.
  NOTE: If you enter the Administrative Assistant Occupational Certificate Program in spring or summer term, you will have limited course selection and may require more than one year to complete.
  Office Electives:    
  OTA 0105 Occupational Intermediate Keyboard   48
  ACO 0011 Occupational Financial Accounting I   48
  ACO 0805 Occupational Payroll Accounting   48
Gainful Employment Disclosure

Occupations:

   
Award Year 2010-2011
Students Completing Program 2
   
Program Costs:  
  Tuition and Fees $3,027.28
  Books and Supplies NA
  Total NA
   
Debt at Program Completion:  
  Median of Federal Loans $0.00
  Median of Private Loans $0.00
   
Program Completion in Normal Time:  
  Normal Program Length 11 months
  Students Completing in Normal Time NA
   
Job Placement Rate for Completers: NA
   
NA - Data Not Available  
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