Administrative Professional | Gateway Technical College

Learn from expert faculty who care about your future success by teaching you the most up-to-date technical and soft skills needed to thrive in today’s workforce.
Benefit from flexible class scheduling that allows you to attend online.
Gain valuable experience through internships that connect you with a local organization where you will develop career skills and build your resume.
Earn Credly badges that will help you complete your professional portfolio.

Program Credits

60

LOCATION

Online

Financial Aid Eligible

Yes

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST

Tuition & Fees: $9,991
Books and Supplies: $4,809

Start Dates

Fall

Salary Outlook

$59,696

Career Opportunities:

Administrative Assistant, Secretary, Executive Administrative Assistant

Administrative Professional Career Pathway

Career Pathways are designed to help you reach your educational goals and explore college and career options. Pathways are made up of related certificates, diplomas and degrees that build on common skills and knowledge. You can begin at any point on the Career Pathway and customize your pathway to fit your goals. View the pathway for your area of interest.

Curriculum Sheet:

10-106-6 Administrative Professional Full-Time 2024-2025 Curriculum Sheet.pdf

Part Time Curriculum:

10-106-6 Administrative Professional Part-Time 2024-2025 Curriculum Sheet.pdf

Course Number: 106-021Credits: 3.00

This course presents a general orientation to the business world geared toward the office worker. Studies include exploring global and domestic business offices, investigating business functions and learning how departments fit together for one common mission of the organization.

Course Number: 801-136Credits: 3.00

This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research, and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.

Course Number: 890-155Credits: 1.00

In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

Course Number: 106-137Credits: 3.00

Learner will develop keyboarding skills and basic document formatting skills using word processing software.

Course Number: 106-028Credits: 3.00

This course is an introduction to the computer system unit, the Internet and social Web, hardware and software, system software, Google applications and emerging office technology.

Course Number: 106-019Credits: 1.00

Students will be required to complete 36 hours of an on the job work experience. Students will also spend time in the classroom enhancing their employability skills.

Course Number: 106-026Credits: 3.00

In the course, students will create print-ready newsletters, brochures, flyers, forms business cards, and other business publications using current publishing software including MS Publisher, MS Word, and Adobe.

Course Number: 106-024Credits: 3.00

This course prepares the learner for job search as they near graduation. Topics covered will include; resume and portfolio preparation, interviewing skills, and dressing for success. An emphasis will also be placed on the soft skills necessary in today's business world.

Course Number: 804-135Credits: 3.00

This course is intended to develop analytic reasoning and the ability to solve quantitative problems. Topics to be covered may include: construction & interpretation of graphs; descriptive statistics; geometry & spatial visualizations; math of finance; functions and modeling; probability; and logic. Appropriate use of units and dimensions, estimates, mathematical notation, and available technology will be emphasized throughout the course.

Course Number: 106-025Credits: 3.00

This course prepares the learner to utilize a variety of spreadsheet software in business. While an emphasis will be placed on Microsoft Excel, other current spreadsheet software will be covered.

Course Number: 106-030Credits: 3.00

This course covers an intermediate level of word processing skills. Proofreading and language skills will be developed through the production of business documents including business letters and reports. Advanced formatting features will be used in MS Word.

Course Number: OPTION-ACCT.1ACredits: 3.00

Please complete 101-112 Accounting for Business or 101-114 Accounting Principles. This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

Course Number: 801-196Credits: 3.00

This course focuses upon developing speaking, verbal and nonverbal communication, and listening skills through individual presentations, group activities, and other projects.

Course Number: 106-190Credits: 3.00

This course will develop professional skills and attitudes needed in today's global business environment. Topics include making ethical decisions, working independently and as a team member, and managing time. Telecommunications, mail processing, travel arrangements and conferences, public relations, and ergonomics will be included.

Course Number: 809-172Credits: 3.00

Race, Ethnic, and Diversity Studies is a course that draws from several disciplines to reaffirm the basic American values of justice and equality by teaching a basic vocabulary, a basic history of immigration and conquest, principles of transcultural communication, legal liability, and the value of aesthetic production to increase the probability of respectful encounters among people. In addition to an analysis of majority/minority relations in a multicultural context, the topics of ageism, sexism, gender differences, sexual orientation, people with disabilities, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are explored. Ethnic relations are studied in global and comparative perspectives.

Course Number: 106-022Credits: 3.00

This course will prepare students to manage records in business in paper and electronic form. Topics covered will include basic database terminology and design concepts, creating and modifying table structures; adding, changing, and deleting records; and creating queries to find, display, and print records. The ARMA rules for records management will also be covered.

Course Number: 106-029Credits: 3.00

This course prepares the learner to utilize a variety of presentation software in business. While an emphasis will be placed on MS PowerPOint, other current presentation software will be addressed.

Course Number: 106-020Credits: 1.00

Students will be required to complete 36 hours of an on the job work experience. Students will also spend time in the classroom enhancing their employability skills.

Course Number: 106-006Credits: 3.00

Effective written business communication principles are discussed and applied to the composition of routine business correspondence and reports. Oral communication presentations will be used to enhance the student's understanding of effective communication principles. Proper communication techniques for telephone use will be demonstrated.

Course Number: 106-027Credits: 3.00

In this course students complete scenario-based activities using business productivity software skills. Students will apply software and document processing skills to create solutions to common business information needs. Using a case study approach, students will develop communication, Internet research, teamwork, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Upon completion of this course, students will use MS Office Suite to integrate and present data with skill.

Course Number: 106-023Credits: 3.00

This course will orient the learner to the function of management in an office. Topics related to managing office operations and procedures, budgeting, interviewing others, assigning and monitoring clerical functions, training and business ethics will be included.

Course Number: 809-198Credits: 3.00

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

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Application for Admission & Application Fee
Students must meet one of the following multiple measures: earned a technical diploma or higher,* earned a minimum high school GPA of 2.6, earned a minimum college GPA of 2.0 or submit ACT or Accuplacer test scores. Submit any needed transcripts or test scores. *Please note short term technical diplomas do not fulfill Multiple Measures. These programs include Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT, and Truck Driving.

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Business associate degree programs are fully accredited and in good standing with the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Human Resources and Small Business Entrepreneurship programs accreditation are pending.