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Office Administration

Program Description

Office administration today is not simply the old cliché position of previous decades but rather a challenging and rewarding career field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook reports that administrative assistants (AAs) “perform a variety of clerical and administrative duties that are necessary to run an organization efficiently. They use computer software to create spreadsheets; manage databases; and prepare presentations, reports, and documents. They also may negotiate with vendors, buy supplies, and manage stockrooms or corporate libraries. Secretaries and administrative assistants also use videoconferencing, fax, and other office equipment. Specific job duties vary by experience, job title, and specialty.” Administrative assistants, in other words, do any and everything in the office. As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life so AAs get to live it up each day.

Our Office Administration (OA) curriculum prepares students for careers in the exciting field of administrative support. The OA program of study includes course work in technical skills as well as highly sought after soft skills. Rigorous courses groom students for today’s fast-paced, dynamic, and modern electronic office environment whether a traditional onsite or a virtual offsite location. Requisite courses in imperative areas such as integrated computer software, oral and written communication, records management, document formatting and production, as well as customer service and critical thinking are all part of the OA curriculum.

Graduates should qualify for employment in a variety of positions in business, government, and industry ranging from entry-level to supervisor to middle management. Essentially all businesses require some type of administrative support so all industries are on the table for consideration in this career field including retail, manufacturing, financial, and education to name a few.

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Contact
HOLLIE
GARRETT
A.A.S., B.S., M.B.A.
Program Head, Office/Medical Office Administration
MAIN CAMPUS - Henderson
Room:
4212-F
(252) 738-3352
Degree
Diploma
Certificate
Workforce Training

Program Details

Discover the specifics of our programs, including required courses, course sequence, pathways, and learning outcomes.

  1. Students will demonstrate the ability to use a variety of office technology.
  2. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and utilize the required skills and technical information necessary in assisting office administrators.
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to produce a variety of business documents using correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling in an acceptable business format.
  4. Students will demonstrate the ability to utilize various records management methods in storing and retrieving information.
  5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of accepted ethical behavior and interpersonal skills that reflect an understanding of diversity and the need for teamwork.
  6. Students will demonstrate communication skills that include the ability to read, comprehend and analyze information; and to express ideas effectively through written and oral communications.
  7. Students will utilize critical thinking skills to solve problems and facilitate task and project completion.
  8. Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic bookkeeping principles and computation skills for analyzing, recording and reporting financial data.

Students enrolled in pre-approved continuing education training courses may request awarded credit in corresponding curriculum programs. They must first register, pay, and pass the continuing education course with a grade of satisfactory. In order to request awarded credit, the student must be enrolled in the corresponding curriculum program.

The credit will be awarded by the appropriate department with a grade of “PR”, Credit for Prior Learning. The credit hours of the course will count toward graduation at VGCC but may not transfer to other colleges or universities.

For a more comprehensive list of Continuing Education courses and their corresponding curriculum programs, please visit Approved CE to CU Prior Learning Credits.

Approved Prior Learning Equivalencies

CE Course Taken Equivalent CU Course Credit Hours Awarded Effective Date
CIS 3100 Computer Basics, 6.4 CEUs CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 3 October 26, 2020
CIS 3100E MOS PowerPoint, 6.4 CEUs CIS 162 MM Presentation Software 3 October 26, 2020
CET 3100A CompTIA A+, 8 CEUs CTS 120 Hardware/Software Support 3 March 7, 2016
CIS 3100D MOS Excel, 6.4 CEUs CTS 130 Spreadsheet 3 October 26, 2020
OST 3100 AP MOS Access, 8 CEUs DBA 110 Database Concepts 3 March 30, 2021
OSC 3602 MOS Word, 4.8 CEUs OST 131 Keyboarding 2 May 20, 2017
OST 3100AO MOS Word, 6.4 CEUs OST 136 Word Processing 3 October, 2020
CSC 3110AB Computer Programming, 8 CEUs CSC 121 Python Programming 3 November 2, 2021
CSC 3118 Swift Programming, 8 CEUs CSC 118 Swift Programming 3 April 6, 2022