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Administrative Assistant Training CC
Business Department | 3 CC - Certificate of Completion | 6 months
Earn an Admin Assistant Training certificate at Clackamas Community College and in less than a year, begin training in a business environment.
Businesses of all kinds need people who know what it takes to keep an office running smoothly. In the Administrative Office Assistant Training program at Clackamas Community College, learn the skills needed to perform vital office functions. The program focuses on the fundamentals of administrative office support which can then lead into completion of the full Administrative Assistant certificate.
Administrative Assistant Training CC
You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:
- Use critical thinking and human relations skills
- Implement effective organizational strategies
- Utilize a variety of industry standard computer programs
Careers
Career opportunities include:
- Administrative assistant
- Legal secretary
- Medical secretary.
For information contact Beverly Forney, 503-594-3115 or beverlyf@clackamas.edu
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PROGRAM CODE: CC.ADMINTRNG
This is a targeted job training program designed for those seeking new career opportunities in administrative office support positions. This program covers two-thirds of the required curriculum for the Administrative Assistant (one-year) certificate program.PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- analyze and apply basic computer literacy skills, including typing by touch;
- effectively utilize business standard software applications (word processing, spreadsheets, database creation/organization, presentations, and email/calendars);
- identify and analyze the skills necessary for effective office operations;
- effectively apply basic business math skills within the full cycle bookkeeping process utilized within office and business operations;
- articulate, analyze, and apply basic English grammar within common business documents (letters, reports, memos) as well as in verbal communication and presentations common to business offices and organizations.
Administrative Assistant Training Core Requirements
Complete the following Core Requirements
- BA-104
- Business Math
- 3
- BA-111
- General Accounting I
- 3
- BA-270
- Social Media Marketing
- 4
- BT-120
- Personal Keyboarding
- 2
- BT-121
- Data Entry
- 1
- BT-122
- Keyboarding Skillbuilding
- 2
- BT-124
- Business Editing I
- 3
- BT-125
- Business Editing II
- 3
- BT-160
- Word I
- 3
- BT-174
- Microsoft Digital Tools for the Professional
- 2
- BT-216
- Office Procedures
- 4
