Office Administration

If your future is in an office, Centralia College's Office Administration program can help you get there. You'll learn the advanced and soft skills needed to succeed in today's office environment.

The Office Administration program offers you three possibilities for your career. 

  • Office Manager - The Office Manager program prepares you to successfully hire and supervise clerical and administrative staff, develop and monitor department deadlines, effectively use office technology, and use professional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Administrative Assistant - The Administrative Assistant program prepares students for entry-level employment as office assistants, receptionists, and transcriptionists in general offices, schools, government agencies, or in legal offices.
  • Office Assistant - The Office Assistant certificate program prepares students for entry-level employment as office assistants.

Office Manager Education Plan

Degree: Associate in Applied Science 
Total Credits:
97

First Year  
Fall Quarter
  • BTEC 102 Skillbuilding I - 3 credits
  • BTEC 233 Records Management - 5 credits
  • BUS& 101 Intro to Business - 5 credits
  • COLL 100 College & Career Success - 3 credits
Winter Quarter
  • BUS 275 Principles of Management - 5 credits
  • BTEC 222 Business Communications OR ENGL& 101 English Composition - 5 credits
  • BTEC 210 Word I - 5 credits
Spring Quarter
  • BTEC 120 Applied Business Math OR MATH& 146 Intro to Stats - 5 credits
  • BTEC 219 Word II - 4 credits
  • BTEC 220 10-Key Calculator - 1 credit
  • Health & Fitness Distribtion** - 3 credits
Second Year  
Fall Quarter
  • ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 191 Work Experience Seminar - 1 credit
  • BTEC 214 Excel I - 5 credits
  • BUS 203 Human Resource Management - 5 credits
Winter Quarter
  • BTEC 205 Outlook - 1 credit
  • BTEC 222 PowerPoint - 1 credit
  • BTEC 201 Business Law - 5 credits
  • CMST& 220 Public Speaking - 5 credits
  • HR 110 Human Relations in the Workplace - 5 credits
Spring Quarter
  • ACCT 220 QuickBooks - 4 credits
  • BTEC 190 Cooperative Work Experience - 5 credits
  • BTEC 212 Access I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 224 Office Procedures - 5 credits

* Indicates course options to fulfill baccalaureate general education requirements

** HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness is recommended and may be completed any quarter.

Students interested in fulfilling baccalaureate admissions requirements should seek the guidance of an advisor.

AdminIstrative Assistant Education Plan

Degree: Associate in Applied Science
Total Credits:
90

First Year  
Fall Quarter
  • BTEC 102 Skillbuilding I - 3 credits
  • CMST& 220 Public Speaking - 5 credits
  • COLL 100 College & Career Success- 3 credits
  • IT 117 Intro to Windows OS - 3 credits
Winter Quarter
  • BTEC 210 Word I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 221 Business Communications OR ENGL& 101 English Composition* - 5 credits
  • HR 110 Human Relations in the Workplace - 5 credits
Spring Quarter
  • BTEC 120 Applied Business Math OR MATH& 146 Intro to Stats* - 5 credits
  • BTEC 220 Ten-Key Calculator - 1 credit
  • BTEC 219 Word II - 5 credits
  • Health and Fitness Distribution** - 3 credits
Second Year  
Fall Quarter
  • ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I - 3 credits
  • BTEC 214 Excel I - 5 credits
  • BUS& 101 Intro to Business - 5 credits
  • BTEC 191 Work Experience Seminar - 1 credit
Winter Quarter
  • BTEC 222 PowerPoint - 1 credit
  • BTEC 205 Outlook - 1 credit
  • BUS& 201 Business Law - 5 credits
  • CMST& 220 Public Speaking - 5 credits
Spring Quarter
  • ACCT 220 QuickBooks - 4 credits
  • BTEC 190 Cooperative Work Experience - 5 credits
  • BTEC 212 Access I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 224 Office Procedures - 5 credits

Office Assistant Education Plan

Degree: Certificate of Proficiency
Total Credits:
49

Fall Quarter
  • ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting - 5 credits
  • BTEC 102 Skillbuilding I - 3 credits
  • BTEC 214 Excel I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 233 Records Management - 5 credits
Winter Quarter
  • BTEC 205 Outlook - 1 credit
  • BTEC 210 Word I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 221 Business Communications - 5 credits
  • BTEC 222 PowerPoint - 1 credit
  • Health & Fitness Distribution - 3 credits
Spring Quarter
  • BTEC 120 Applied Business Math - 5 credits
  • BTEC 220 Ten-Key Calculator - 1 credit
  • BTEC 224 Office Procedures - 5 credits
  • HR 110 Human Relations in the Workplace - 5 credits

Office Applications

Degree: Certificate of Proficiency
Total Credits: 56

To earn the Certificate of Proficiency, students must complete the four Certificates of Completion outlined below.

Initial Certificate of Completion - Business Technology

  • BTEC 102 Keyboarding Skillbuilding I - 3 credits
  • BTEC 214 Excel I - 5 credits
  • Health & Fitness Distribution - 3 credits
  • IT 117 Intro to Windows OS - 3 credits

Certificate of Completion - Office Applications Basic 

  • BTEC 205 Outlook - 1 credit
  • BTEC 210 Word I - 5 credits
  • BTEC 222 PowerPoint - 1 credit
  • BTEC 233 Records Management - 5 credits

Certificate of Completion - Office Applications Advanced

  • BTEC 212 Access - 5 credits
  • BTEC 219 Word II - 5 credits
  • HR 110 Human Relations in the Workplace - 5 credits

Certificate of Completion - Office Applications

  • BTEC 120 Applied Business Math - 5 credits
  • BTEC 221 Business Communcations - 5 credits
  • BTEC 225 Excel 2 - 5 credits 

Business Technology 

Degree: Certificate of Completion
Credits: 14

Courses

  • BTEC 102 Keyboarding Skillbuilding I - 3 credits
  • BTEC 214 Excel I - 5 credits
  • Health & Fitness Distribution* - 3 credits
  • IT 117 Intro to Windows OS - 3 credits

* HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness is recommended and may be completed any quarter.

Contact

Career & Technical Education
Tech (TEC) Building, Room 114
360-623-8963
cte@centralia.edu