Office Administrative Services Office Administration - Northwest State Community College

Office Administrative Services Office Administration from Northwest State Community College is a Campus Associate Management and Innovation degree that prepares you for a Business career. A management team is complete only with a qualified administrative staff. The Office Administrative Services Technology develops well-trained graduates for positions in business and in governmental agencies as principal assistants to the managers and administrators of industrial corporations, financial institutions, colleges and schools, hospitals, clinics, law firms, governmental agencies, and small business. Graduates? skills include records management, keyboarding on computers, operating word processing software programs on the PC, accounting, and the composition of business letters and reports. They also prioritize work, process mail, arrange business trips, make appointments, answer the telephone, operate photocopy machines, and assist in routine office duties. They may supervise other office employees. Career Outlook This occupation is one of the largest in the United States. Employment opportunities should be very good, especially for those who have obtained excellent communication skills. Although many of the tasks that secretaries and administrators perform have become automated, it will be those tasks which require personal contact and communication which will continue to play a key role in the office activities of most organizations. Those duties include planning conferences, receiving clients, and giving staff instructions. It is expected that several hundred thousand secretarial positions will be open annually throughout the U.S. Program Learning Outcomes Students who complete the Office Administration program will be employable in a variety of positions in which: 1. Students will develop proficient keyboarding skills. 2. Students will create documents using language arts skills such as proofreading, grammar, and punctuation. 3. Students will develop and formulate documents using computer software skills. 4. Students will develop time management and organizational skills. 5. Students will create financial statements, reports, and schedules. 6. Students will apply mathematical operations to realistic business problems. View more details on Northwest State Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management and Innovation courses.