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General Office Support

Certificate of Proficiency

The following one-year program is available to students desiring job readiness training or refresher courses in basic office skills. Entry-level employment as a receptionist, general office assistant, call center representative, or retail representative is possible with this flexible certificate program.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:
  1. Effectively use a variety of computer software to accomplish office tasks.
  2. Apply math concepts to typical business situations.
  3. Effectively communicate orally and in writing in the context of common business practices.
  4. Design, maintain, and evaluate office systems (paper flow, mail procedures, records management).
  5. Work as a team member in an office environment to accomplish the goals of the organization.
  6. Define, explain, correctly spell, and effectively use business terminology.

Gainful Employment Program Disclosure

Cost of Program
Tuition & fees: $ 3,858
Books & supplies: $ 1,925
     Total cost of Instruction (does not include room & board):   $ 5,783

Length of Program
Intended time to complete: 3-4 quarters
% of graduates who completed on time: *
     * Withheld for privacy -- fewer than 10 completed in the year

Employment
Jobs related to this program: SOC:
     Customer Service Representatives 43-4051.00
     Office Clerks, General 43-9061.00
     Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171.00

Job placement rate:
100%

Debt
Median program graduate debt from:  
     Federal loans: $0.00
     Private educational loans: Not applicable (N/A)
     Institutional financing plan: N/A

% of program graduates who took educational loans:
7%
% of our students successfully repaying federal loans: 100%

Contact

Advisor Office Phone
Bermea, Nancy Business 213 360.475.7838
Hudson, Tia Business 114 360.475.7384
Salas, Joanne Business 109 360.475.7372

Course List

Required Courses Credits
BMGMT 140 Business and Personal Mathematics* 5
BSTEC 160 General Office Procedures* 4
BSTEC 254 Document Formatting* 3
BSTEC 255 Records and Database Management* 5
OLRM 220 Human Relations in the Workplace 3

Choose one of the following three courses:
BSTEC 123 MS Word Specialist* 4
BSTEC 124 MS Excel Specialist* 4
CIS 150 Survey of Computing 4 4

Choose one of the following three courses:
BSTEC 150 Business English* 5
ENGL 100 Composition–Selected Prof/Tech/Voc* 5
ENGL& 101 English Composition I* 5 5

Choose one of the following three courses:
CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication 5
CMST& 220 Public Speaking 5
CMST 242 Career Communications 5 5
Successful completion of additional courses from Accounting, Business, Business Management, Business Technology, Computer Information Systems, Cooperative Education, Criminal Justice, Economics, or Medical Assisting numbered 100 or above. 12
Total Credits Required 46

*See course description for prerequisite.

Source: 2012-2013 Olympic College Catalog, Gainful Employment 11/10/11 
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