The one-year administrative office professional certificate provides focused, job‑ready training in office technology, information management, and workplace skills for students seeking quick entry into the workforce. Certificate credits can be applied toward the associate degree, making it an ideal option for students who want to start working sooner while keeping a pathway open to further education.
Major code: 2122 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Digital Media and Administrative Technologies Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| AOT107 | Digital Technologies | 1 |
| AOT110 | Introduction to Administrative Assisting | 1 |
| AOT127 | Word Processing - Microsoft Word | 3 |
| AOT130 | Editing, Proofreading and Language Skills | 3 |
| AOT132 | Records Management | 3 |
| AOT134 | Form Design Essentials | 1 |
| AOT226 | Spreadsheet - Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| AOT227 | Administrative Procedures and Systems | 3 |
| AOT236 | Database Applications-Microsoft Access | 3 |
| ITD108 | Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| AOT121 | Office Document Concepts | 3 |
| AOT129 | Keyboarding Skill Building | 1 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| JCR131 | Legal Terminology | 3 |
| or BIO125 | Medical Terminology | |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
The classes in this certificate also apply toward the completion of an Administrative Office Professional Degree (2120).
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for students seeking a one-year certificate.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| (Spring) | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| AOT130 | Editing, Proofreading and Language Skills | 3 |
| AOT121 | Office Document Concepts | 3 |
| AOT132 | Records Management | 3 |
| AOT236 | Database Applications-Microsoft Access | 3 |
| JCR131 or BIO125 |
Legal Terminology or Medical Terminology |
3 |
| Hours | 19 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| (Summer) | ||
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| AOT226 | Spreadsheet - Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| ITD108 | Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| (Fall) | ||
| AOT107 | Digital Technologies | 1 |
| AOT110 | Introduction to Administrative Assisting | 1 |
| AOT127 | Word Processing - Microsoft Word | 3 |
| AOT129 | Keyboarding Skill Building | 1 |
| AOT134 | Form Design Essentials | 1 |
| AOT227 | Administrative Procedures and Systems | 3 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Use appropriate resources to organize and develop information effectively in an automated office environment.
- Acquire, organize and evaluate information for making decisions and solving problems in a business environment.
- Demonstrate employability skills and professionalism through sound work habits, ethics and responsibility, and work in individual and diverse team settings.
- Determine solution strategies to solve problems in the office environment by using the appropriate computational skills and technology.