Administrative Office Technology, Administrative Support Specialist - Certificate

The Administrative Support Specialist Certificate is designed for students who need to develop marketable employment skills in a short period of time. This program provides students with immediate job training for positions that require the use of basic office technology software and hardware. This includes keyboarding; data entry; preparation of documents and reports; the compilation and editing of spreadsheets and accounting reports; list and file maintenance; and preparation of tables/graphs. Students who successfully complete the program will have a background in Microsoft Office applications (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Access), general office procedures, and administrative office management. Administrative office technology skills are now considered universal skills because they are required for employment positions at all different levels of an organization and in a wide range of industries.