Administrative Assistant - Spokane Community College

Administrative Assistant from Spokane Community College is a Campus Associate Administrative Assistant degree that prepares you for a Business career. Program Description The Administrative Assistant program combines a well-balanced academic program with expert office technology instruction giving students the diversified training and background needed to hold positions of responsibility and importance in many areas of the business world. This program helps raise the office skills of students to a professional level, gives students a technical background through completion of technical skill courses and an academic background, provides students a mature understanding of professional responsibilities and provides for minimum additional on-the-job training. Program Goals Acquire comprehensive knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook software. Handle multiple deadlines and priorities in an office setting. Think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems, and make decisions. Compose drafts and final responses to inquiries, letters, and questionnaires. Handle a variety of internal and external business forms and understand their purpose. Compile and analyze data and prepare brief and concise reports and presentations utilizing information processing technology and software. Demonstrate organizational, planning, and project management skills. Exhibit management initiative, dependability, and flexibility; follow directions; and have pride in quality work. Appreciate the scope of business operations and economic systems. Take meeting minutes and transcribe them into proper form. Organize and plan office work and exercise leadership skills that make the employee a successful member of a dynamic team. Operate a variety of business machines including computer equipment, copy machines and scanners, transcribing equipment, facsimiles, printers, telephones, and calculating machines. College credit toward degree completion may be earned by articulating from a high school business program or by completing comprehensive tests administered by the business technology department. Career Opportunities Good administrative assistants/secretaries are in demand. Surveys indicate that the administrative professional's job today requires more skills in management functions and technology, formal education, and initiative than ever before. In some parts of the country, college training is considered essential to qualify for an office position. The administrative assistant position is often a stepping-stone into management. POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: administrative assistant , executive assistant, human resources assistant , legal secretary, logistics coordinator, marketing assistant, office assistant , project coordinator, receptionist. View more details on Spokane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Administrative Assistant courses.