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The Associate Degree in
Business Office Administration is designed to advance the student’s
knowledge in today’s business office environment. Early in the program, the
student’s course work includes subjects that are fundamental to the
operation of an office, such as accounting, word processing, business math,
and more.
The student is then given an in-depth study of highly technical software
applications. The objective of the general education courses are to provide
the student with the necessary critical thinking and communications skills
needed to help the student become a more productive part of the work world.
This general education background combined with the technical course content
encourages an atmosphere of professional growth and maintains the college’s
philosophy of the “learn by doing” method of education.
The Associate Degree will arm the student with the credibility they need to
succeed. It will provide the student with the competitive edge helping the
student become employable with more opportunities for advancement. It will
prepare the student for entry-level employment in these and other positions:
Legal/Medical Secretaries, Accounting Clerks, Payroll Clerks,
Transcriptionists, Accounts Payable and Receivable, and Administrative
Assistants. Graduates secure employment in hospitals, schools, state
agencies, industrial organizations, legal software companies, insurance
agencies, and the courts.
The objective of Business
Office Administration with a concentration in Accounting is to provide the
student with a concentrated study in the areas of payroll tax, federal
income tax, business and corporation tax, accounts receivable and payable,
and bookkeeping. Because the basis of the concentration consists of the
Business Office Administration Degree, the student will also be prepared to
function efficiently in a business office environment.
The student will be prepared for entry-level employment in these and other
positions: Accounts Payable and Receivable Clerks, Payroll Clerks,
Administrative Assistants, Business Office Managers, Accounting Department
Clerk, Data Entry Clerk, and Bookkeeper. Graduates secure positions in
hospitals, schools, state agencies, industrial organizations, legal software
companies, insurance agencies, corporate offices, manufacturing offices,
banks, accounting firms, and electronic billing companies.
The objective of the Business Office Administration with a concentration in
Web Design is to provide the student with the tools necessary to create and
maintain an effective website. The student will learn the latest technology
necessary to accomplish this goal. Such technology will include, HTML,
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready, and Macromedia
Flash MX.
The basis of this concentration is part of the Business Office
Administration Degree program, therefore providing the student with a solid
foundation to function as, not only a web designer and web administrator,
but also as a general administrative assistant in an office environment. The
concentration will prepare the student for entry-level employment in these
and other positions: Web Design Developers and Coordinators, Administrative
Assistants, and Business Office Managers. Graduates secure positions in
schools, state agencies, industrial organizations, software companies,
insurance agencies, corporate offices, manufacturing offices, and banks.
TO EARN AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE
OF APPLIED BUSINESS IN BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, THE FOLLOWING
COURSES* ARE REQUIRED:
Computer Literacy **
Computer Applications I **
Computer Applications II **
Computer Applications III **
Data Base (Access) **
Spreadsheet (Excel) **
Computerized Accounting I **
Computerized Accounting II **
Professional Development **
Internship **
Keyboarding I
Keyboarding II
Machine Transcription
Administrative Management/Office Procedures
Accounting I
Introduction to College English
Introduction to College Math
Written Communications
College Algebra
Communication Skills
Earth Science
American Government & Politics
Sociology
* DOES NOT INDICATE THE ORDER IN WHICH THESE COURSES WILL BE OFFERED.
** CORE CLASS FOR THIS CONCENTRATION.
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