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Office Administration

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Program Overview

Office Administration is a nine-month, full-time program that prepares graduates for positions in the office administration field. There are three certificates: Accounting Clerk certificate, Administrative Assistant certificate and General Office Assistant certificate, that provide specialized training for accounting, administrative assistant and general office positions respectively. Extensive training in communications, administrative procedures, computer applications and accounting prepares graduates for employment in today’s automated office. Hands-on learning is emphasized. Of the nine months, eight are spent studying in the classroom and one is spent working (through a field placement) in a local business or government office. Student learning is assisted through lectures, class discussions, group work, assignments, lab sessions and fieldwork. Employability is the primary goal. With this goal in mind, the Office Administration program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to enter the workforce as accounting clerks, administrative assistants and general office assistants in both the private and public sectors.

Required Courses

All streams

     
  • CL 100: Computer Literacy (1.5 credits)
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  • WP 120: Beginning Word Processing (Word 2010) (3 credits)
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  • ACCT 120: Introductory Accounting (3 credits)
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  • BUSC 100: Business Communications (3 credits)
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  • KEY 100: Keyboarding (2 credits)
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  • MICR 100: Introduction to Excel 2010 (1.5 credits)
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  • MICR 105: Introduction to Access 2010 (1.5 credits)
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  • BUSM 100: Business Math (1.5 credits)
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  • FILD 100: Fieldwork (3 credits)
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  • RECM 100: Records Management (1.5 credits)
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  • BUSC 200: Business Communications (2 credits)
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  • OP 100: Office Procedures (2 credits)
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  • JS 100: Job Search (1.5 credits)

Other requirements vary by stream
Accounting Clerk

     
  • ACCT 220: Intermediate Accounting (3 credits)
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  • MICR 230: Simply Accounting (1.5 credits)
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  • MICR 231: AccPac for Windows (1.5 credits)
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  • MICR 200: Intermediate Excel (1.5 credits)

Administrative Assistant

     
  • WP 220: Advanced Word Processing (Word 2010) (3 credits)
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  • MICR 110: PowerPoint 2010 (1.5 credits)

General Office Assistant

     
  • WP 220: Advanced Word Processing (Word 2010) (3 credits)

     

     

Admission Requirements

     
  • Math 10 (Applications, Principles, Apprenticeship and Workplace, or Foundations and Pre-Calculus) and English 10 (min. 65%); OR
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  • Mature Student Status with acceptable scores on College Assessments or the GED® test

 

Other Requirements

     
  • a typing speed of 25 net w.p.m is recommended

Ancillary Fees

For information on program fees and ancillary fees related to courses, please see the Tuition & Fees page.