Administrative assistants play vital roles in American business, government and industry. To prepare for this role, students may choose from any of the five associate degree or five certificate options described below to develop their skills and knowledge.
Administrative assistants continue to be in great demand.
Students with no previous keyboarding instruction are advised to take Beginning Keyboarding and Formatting in the summer session in order to be able to follow the fall-spring sequence of courses. All students in the Business Office Technology associate degree programs must fulfill these General Education Requirements. Please see course description pages for details on each course. A career as an administrative assistant requires preparation in business skills and an acquisition of general background information and administrative capability. Skills include those techniques, e.g., keyboarding, records management, word processing, that must be mastered to achieve competence in basic office work.