BUSINESS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

SCOPE OF BUSINESS OFFICE SPECIALIST
DIPLOMA PROGRAM

54.0 Academic/37.0 Financial Aid Quarter Credits
THREE QUARTERS OF STUDY: Days – Thirty Weeks; Nights – 42 Weeks

This program provides a strong foundation in all forms of business communications, general office procedures, business computer applications which are necessary to meet the demand for multi skilled clerical workers. Emphasis is placed on proficiency of business computer applications, accuracy of clerical skills and the development of organizational skills. Basics in business math are reinforced with practical applications of financial record keeping.

The students will be trained for entry and intermediate level employment as receptionists, secretaries, general office clerks, customer service clerks, data entry clerks, accounting clerks, bookkeepers, accounts payable clerks, accounts receivable clerks, accounting assistants, sales clerk, auto sales associate, auto sales office administration, office managers, and administrative assistants. Students participate in sales and promotional activities of College Auto Sales. This program has been developed with the cooperation and input from professionals active in the local business community. A diploma is awarded by the college upon satisfactory completion of college graduation requirements.

This program provides the students with the fundamentals of business computer technology necessary to be successful if the student decides to enter advanced business programs and is the first academic year of the AOS-Business Office Administration and the AOS-Medical Office Administration programs.

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