Program Overview
The Administrative Office Professional certificate program equips students with essential skills for office management, including information management, project coordination, bookkeeping, and computer proficiency. The eight-month program includes courses in keyboarding, office communications, bookkeeping, and work experience, preparing graduates for employment in various fields such as accounting, business, and healthcare.
Program Outline
Outline:
The Administrative Office Professional certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage information, organize and maintain files, coordinate projects, and learn bookkeeping and computer skills. The program takes eight months to complete and includes:
- Fall Semester:
- APRO 108 - Keyboarding/Desktop Publishing I
- APRO 120 - Effective Speaking for the Office
- APRO 125 - Office Communications I
- APRO 131 - Office Applications I
- APRO 140 - Bookkeeping I
- APRO 180 - Work Experience I
- Winter Semester:
- APRO 109 - Keyboarding/Desktop Publishing II
- APRO 133 - Office Applications II
- APRO 145 - Bookkeeping II
- APRO 155 - Office Communications II
Careers:
Graduates of the Administrative Office Professional program are prepared for office employment in numerous fields, including:
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Automobile Dealerships
- Business
- Computer Consultants
- Dental
- Education - College/University
- Education - School
- Government
- Insurance Agencies
- Legal Banking
- Medical Bookkeeping
- News Industry
- Oilfield Companies
- Police and Security
- Printers/Printshops
- Real Estate
- Retail
