Business Technology
Front Office Professional
Certificate, 48.5 credits, 3 quarters
We offer you two special ways to earn college credit toward your certificate or degree in many of the Business Technology Department programs.
One way is the successful completion of a high school business course(s), and the second is to pass the
Microsoft Office Specialist
certification exams.
You may also earn many college credits toward a certificate or degree through the successful completion of online classes. Students may complete as many as
71 credits of the 109 credits required in the Administrative Assistant and Office Applications Specialist programs through our extensive offering of online
classes. Many of the tests for the courses are proctored; local colleges and libraries are often willing to proctor exams.
Program Description
Our Front Office Professional program prepares you in three quarters for entry-level employment in the business world. Graduates of the program perform a
variety of office support functions in a wide range of office situations.
Students who successfully complete this program are prepared to:
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perform general office procedures such as filing (electronically and manually);
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format letters, memos, reports, and tables using Microsoft Word 2002;
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operate a variety of office equipment such as computers, electronic typewriters, electronic calculators, facsimiles, telephones, and digital copiers;
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use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation in their compositions; and
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greet visitors; perform other front office duties.