Administrative Business Assistant
Learn the critical skills needed to provide expert office assistance in a professional setting.
Numerous employment opportunities exist for college-educated administrative office professionals with advanced computer and writing skills including professional, private, county and state organizations. Students in the Administrative Business Assistant program learn fundamental skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, business writing and office procedures.
Students receive practical experience in several areas, including grammar, keyboarding, employment preparation, and often gain work-based learning experience in temporary internships at local businesses or in residence at the college. The program also provides extended learning opportunities for persons previously or currently employed in related professions.
Contact Information:
Bob Traufler, Career Advisor
253.680.7605
Central / Mohler Campus
7:30AM – 4:00PM
Program Affiliations:
More about the program:
Students learn records management, grammar, business writing, professional ethics, and telephone techniques in preparation for jobs as office assistants, administrative assistants, secretaries, word processing specialists, and a variety of other office support positions. Students receive practical experience in several areas, including computer software technology, office procedures and accounting, and often gain work-based learning experience in temporary internships at local businesses or in residence at the college. The program also provides extended learning opportunities for persons previously or currently employed in related professions.
Degrees & Certificates:
- AAS: Administrative Business Assistant
- Competency Cert.: Administrative Business Assistant
- Cert. of Training: Administrative Business Assistant
- CIP: 52.0401 EPC: 551
Program Lengths:
- AAS degree program length: 6 quarters
- Certificate of Competency: 3 Quarters
- Certificate of Training: 2 Quarters
Faculty and Other Contact Information:
Note: Information is accurate as of its original posting date. The college reserves the right to edit, change, or update information as needed throughout the year. Up-to-date information is available in Student Services.
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Administrative Business Assistant AAS (92 Credits)
Description:Prepare for a career as an office or administrative assistant, or a variety of office support positions. Students learn fundamental skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, business writing, and office procedures. Students receive practical experience in several areas, including grammar, keyboarding, employment preparation, and often gain work-based learning experience in temporary internships at local businesses or in residence at the college. The program also provides extended learning opportunities for persons previously or currently employed in related professions.
CIP: 52.0401
EPC: 551
Administrative Business Assistant (92 Credits)
Technical Core (80 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits ABA101 Smart Start 5 ABA102 Professional Business Skills 5 ABA105 Keyboarding I 5 ABA108 Records Management 5 ABA109 Business Ethics 2 ABA110 MS Word I 5 ABA111 MS Outlook 2 ABA113 Business Grammar 5 ABA121 MS Word II 5 ABA203 MS Excel I 5 ABA204 MS PowerPoint 3 ABA205 MS Access 3 ABA223 MS Excel II 5 ACCT&201 Principles of Accounting I 5 ACCT207 QuickBooks 5 CMST&220 Public Speaking 5 ENGL175 Professional Writing 5 HREL111 Interviewing and Career Success 5 Electives (2 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits ABA240 Capstone Project 2 General Education Requirements (10 Credits)
Quantitative (5 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits MATH172 Business Math 5 MATH&107 Math in Society 5 MATH&146 Statistics 5 Communication (5 Credits)
Social Science
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Program Learning Outcomes
Description:- Possess appropriate technological skills including: operating systems, word processing (including keyboarding), spreadsheets, database management and the Internet as a research tool
- Demonstrate accurate text and data entry using an ergonomic keyboard
- Use appropriate office procedures as it relates to the workplace environment
- Compose complex business correspondence including memos, emails, letters, resumes and report
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills including speaking, writing and presenting of information
- Use standard ARMA rules in records management for both electronic and paper documents
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Administrative Business Assistant Certificate of Competency (57 Credits)
Description:- 3 quarter Certificate of Competency
- Maximum class size: 20
- Student to teacher ratio: 3:1
- Enrollment point: Fall, Spring
- This certificate offers online, and hybrid courses. See course descriptions for further information.
- Students need to have access to a computer preferably with two monitors, and the MS Office Suite
Required Courses
General Education Requirements
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Administrative Business Assistant (27 Credits)
Description:- 2 quarter Certificate of Training
- Maximum class size: 20
- Student to teacher ratio: 3:1
- Enrollment point: Fall, Spring
- This certificate offers online, and hybrid courses. See course descriptions for further information.
- Students need to have access to a computer preferably with two monitors, and the MS Office Suite
No eligibility requirements have been provided.
At Bates, our tuition is affordable and there are options to help make it even easier to gain an education. Federal aid is available for many of our students. Scholarships are also available through the Bates Foundation.
See if you qualify for other funding through our special funding programs with the Workforce Education office.
- National Median Salary: $36,580
- National Potential Annual Job Openings: 72,600
This information is based on data from O*Net, captured on April 2020.
This program is Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)-accredited. Read more about this program-specific accreditation.
Program Metrics
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