Administrative Support Specialist

Offered at Centerville and Main Campus

The office assistant is one of the most vital team members in a business. The Administrative Support Specialist program is an excellent opportunity for students who want to obtain skills and enter the job market in any office area, including the medical, legal, accounting, manufacturing, insurance and education fields. The program can be completed in nine months (three terms) or on an extended basis. All earned credits can be applied to the Business Office Specialist program for those students who want to continue their education. Students can enroll in this program at the beginning of fall term.

To enroll, complete an application and attend any required academic orientation and information session. Students meeting all program and graduation requirements will receive a diploma.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the importance of an office professional in today’s business environment.
2. Describe and demonstrate critical workplace soft skills.
3. Recognize and demonstrate the importance of diversity in the workplace.
4. Demonstrate effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication.
5. Recognize the importance of ethical behavior in the business world.
6. Demonstrate the ability to correctly keyboard various business documents with the editing and proofreading skills needed to create the business document.
7. Utilize basic accounting principles.
8. Apply accounting principles utilizing accounting software.
9. Understand and use Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
10. Utilize business math functions.
11. Demonstrate job seeking skills.

Program Total: 42 Credits