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Business Management & Administration

Administrative Office Specialist

Be part of the exciting business industry!

Course Content:

Students will be prepared for employment as an Administrative Assistant, Administrative Specialist, Front Desk Specialist, and Information Technology Assistant. This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills expanding the traditional role of the administrative assistant. The content includes the use of technology to develop communication skills, higher-level thinking skills, and decision making skills; the performance of office procedures tasks; the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications; administrative/financial functions; production of desktop publishing quality documents; exploration of new technologies; research of job opportunities; and the production of high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform office procedures and tasks, computer applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and manual and computerized accounting activities using QuickBooks, Excel, and various other software packages.

 

Additional Skills Covered:

  • Accounting Theory
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Business Fundamentals
  • Communication Skills
  • Computer Literacy
  • Digital Publishing
  • Document Processing
  • Employability Skills and Portfolio
  • Keyboarding Speed & Accuracy Development
  • Microsoft Office 2016
  • Supervisory Procedures

 

Industry Certification & State Credential Exams:

Students will be prepared to take one or more approved state and/or nationally recognized industry certifications or licensure exams in their field of study.

 

College Credit Transfer Opportunity and/or Advanced Standing:

Upon completion of the program and meeting eligibility requirements, including the attainment of an aligned industry certification, students may be awarded credits toward an Associate Degree by Broward College or the Florida College System.  Students must enroll within two (2) years of completing the program at Atlantic Technical College. Additional college credit may be awarded with the attainment of additional industry certifications.

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Job Outlook:

For information regarding Administrative Office Specialist salaries/wages, visit floridajobs.org.

Enroll in our Administrative Office Specialist program today.

To get started in the Administrative Office Specialist program sign up today for an ATC Program Information Session or contact the counselor at  [email protected]

Program Info

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Program Length:

1050 hours (approximately 10 months – full time; 20 months – part time)

Program Offered:

August, January & June

Delivery Method:

Traditional – 100% classroom based
Distance – 100% of instructional hours via distance education (online)

Days & Times:

Traditional:

  • Monday – Friday
    7:05 a.m. –  1:50 p.m. (full time)
  • Monday – Friday
    7:05 a.m. –  10:05 a.m. (part time)

100% Distance:

(with mandatory virtual weekly labs):

  • Distance
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
  • Virtual Lab
    Thursday
    5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.