Business and Finance Career Sector

Administrative Assistant

Program Overview

The Administrative Assistant program consists of three classes and is designed to prepare individuals for a career as Administrative Assistants. The courses provide students with technical instruction and practical experience with office procedures.

The competencies in all of the following courses are aligned with the California High School Academic Content Standards and the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standard.

Administrative Assistant 1: Office Procedures (90 hours)

Brief Course Description: This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of office tools and equipment including electronic calculating machines and reprographic equipment, telephone etiquette, email and mail processing, data and records management, the appropriate use of reference materials, and travel arrangements.

  • Cost of Tuition:  $0
  • Cost of Books, Supplies and/or Fees: Approximately $130 (books)
  • Financial Aid: May be available. (See Advisor)
  • Course Prerequisites: STEP Orientation
  • Reading Assessment Requirement: Yes | 228 or higher on CASAS GOALS reading assessment
  • Math Assessment Requirement: Yes
  • STEP Orientation: Yes
  • Agency Cost: 

Administrative Assistant 2: Business English (90 hours)

Brief Course Description: This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. Emphasis is placed on the rules of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and the applications of those rules in business writing and reporting.

  • Cost of Tuition:  $0
  • Cost of Books, Supplies and/or Fees: Approximately $145 (books)
  • Financial Aid: May be available. (See Advisor)
  • Course Prerequisites: Completion of Administrative Assistant 1: Office Procedures
  • Reading Assessment Requirement: Not applicable
  • Math Assessment Requirement: Not applicable
  • STEP Orientation: Not applicable
  • Agency Cost: 

Administrative Assistant 3: Business Math (90 hours)

Brief Course Description: This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. Emphasis is placed on the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers as well as the applications of the mathematical rules in the computation of word and money problems. 

  • Cost of Tuition:  $0
  • Cost of Books, Supplies and/or Fees: Approximately $160 (books)
  • Financial Aid: May be available. (See Advisor)
  • Course Prerequisites: Completion of Administrative Assistant 2: Business English
  • Reading Assessment Requirement: Not applicable
  • Math Assessment Requirement: Not applicable
  • STEP Orientation: Not applicable
  • Agency Cost: 

Separate costs for books, exams, supplies, preparation, certifications and/or licenses provided by outside vendors may be incured.

Once a Certificate of Completion is earned in a course, that course cannot be repeated.

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