Business Office Technology

The Business Office Technology Certificate of Achievement (30 units) is designed to prepare learners for challenging positions as administrative assistants and office managers through courses in communication, industry standard computer applications, business, office procedures, and bookkeeping in order to meet the needs of the technologically dynamic office.

Complete each course to be applied toward the certificate with a grade of "C" or better. Complete a minimum of 12 units in residence at Cerro Coso Community College.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to

• Achieve business standards for efficiency, time management, and quality of work while projecting a professional image including ethical standards with respect to privacy, confidentiality, and personal behavior both independently and in group situations.
• Apply fundamental principles of spelling, grammar, and punctuation to a wide variety of business communication messages, documents, and reports appropriate for the intended audience.
• Select, apply, and adapt computer software tools such as word processing, spreadsheet, data base, accounting, presentation, and desktop publishing, to business related tasks and assess the logic of the results.
• Analyze and record a variety of business financial transactions such as petty cash, bank deposits, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
• Apply standard records management procedures when establishing and maintaining systems to classify, organize, store, and retrieve hard copy and electronic files.
• Demonstrate active listening skills to accurately condense and record verbal information, instructions, and ideas.

Locations

• CC Online [Certificate Pathway]

Courses

Note: Some courses within the major may have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the faculty chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation/verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please consult a counselor for more information regarding Prerequisite Challenge.

Complete all of the following courses:

Select 4 units from the following courses:

Disclosures

Gainful Employment Information.

Contact

Karen O'Connor
Business & IT
Phone: (760) 384-6172
Email: koconnor@cerrocoso.edu