Overview
The Administrative Assistant program prepares students for work as an administrative office professional in one of three career areas: Administrative Assistant, Legal Administrative Assistant, or Medical Administrative Assistant.
- The Administrative Assistant track focuses on office skills and project management.
- The Legal Administrative Assistant track focuses on legal procedures, court filings, and legal transcription.
- The Medical Administrative Assistant track focuses on medical office procedures, insurance filing, and medical coding and billing for medical offices and health care facilities.
Students earn an Associate of Applied Business degree and gain strong foundational skills in administrative office procedures and practices.
Students also develop competencies using technologies like Microsoft Office Suite software, and acquire knowledge and skills in communication, organizational practices, supervision, time management, and project management.
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Program Chair
Co-op Coordinator
Advisor
Colleen Meyer
M.Ed., CIW-CI, CIW Associate, Microsoft Office Specialist
Career Outlook
Graduates Are Prepared To
- Be part of the management team
- Provide administrative support to key management personnel
- Manage personnel, projects, and information processing
- Use current software
Representative Job Titles For Graduates
- Administrative Assistant
- Executive Assistant
- Marketing Assistant
- Office Manager
- Sales Assistant
Graduate Employment Outlook
Employment for Administrative Assistants is very strong in Cincinnati, and is increasing in Ohio faster than the nation average of 12% growth. Skills in high demand include using computer applications and software for database, desktop publishing, presentation graphics, spreadsheets, project management, and internet applications. More males are needed in the profession (currently only 20%). Medical Administrative Assistant employment is projected to increase 41% through 2020. Legal Administrative Assistant employment is expected to grow by 17% through 2022.
$21,000 - $46,000 annual salary, depending on area of concentration
Graduate Starting Salary Projections
Curriculum
Effective 2020-2021 academic year
Administrative Assistant (AA)
| Semester 1 | Lec | Lab | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | English Composition 1 ( G) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IM 115 | Administrative Office Procedures and Practices ( B) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IM 130 | Electronic Word Processing: Microsoft Word ( B) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IM 150 | Electronic Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint ( T) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| FYE 1XX First Year Experience Elective (B) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Semester 2 | ||||
| BUS 190 | Professional Practices ( B) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| IM 120 | Electronic Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel ( T) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IM 135 | Business Document Formatting ( T) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| ENG 10X English Composition Elective (G) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX XXX Track Elective 1 (T) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MAT 1XX Mathematics Elective (G) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Semester 3 | ||||
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting ( B) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| IM X9X Cooperative Education Elective 1: Information Management (T) | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| Semester 4 | ||||
| IM 145 | Document Proofreading and Editing ( T) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IM 155 | Emerging Technologies and Social Media ( T) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| LAW 101 | Business Law ( B) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACC 1XX Accounting Software Elective (T) | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| MGT 10X Management Elective (B) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Semester 5 | ||||
| COMM 105 | Interpersonal Communication ( G) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IM X9X Cooperative Education Elective 2: Information Management (T) | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| Semester 6 | ||||
| XXX XXX Capstone Elective (T) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX XXX Track Elective 2 (T) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| XXX XXX Track Elective 3 (T) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| XXX XXX Social/Behavioral Science or Natural Science Elective (G) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total Credits: | 50 | 104 | 61 | |
Electives
| First Year Experience Elective | ||
| FYE 100 | College Success Strategies: Overview | 1 |
| FYE 105 | College Success Strategies: Overview and Application | 2 |
| FYE 110 | College Success Strategies: Practice and Application | 3 |
| English Composition Elective | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition 2: Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| ENG 103 | English Composition 2: Writing about Literature | 3 |
| ENG 104 | English Composition 2: Technical Communication | 3 |
| ENG 105 | English Composition 2: Business Communication | 3 |
| Mathematics Elective | ||
| MAT 105 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 115 | Pre-Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 131 | Statistics 1 | 3 |
| MAT 151 | College Algebra | 4 |
| Accounting Software Elective | ||
| ACC 115 | Accounting Software Applications: Sage (Peachtree) | 2 |
| ACC 121 | Computerized Bookkeeping: QuickBooks 1 | 1 |
| Management Elective | ||
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 105 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective (take one course from either Natural Science or Social/Behavioral Science) | 3 | |
| Any Transfer Module course from BIO, CHE, EVS, PHY, PSC | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science Elective (take one course from either Social/Behavioral Science or Natural Science) | 3 | |
| Any Transfer Module course from ECO, GEO, HST, LBR, POL, PSY, SOC | ||
| Capstone Elective | ||
| IM 260 | Medical Administrative Procedures | 3 |
| IM 290 | Administrative Assistant Capstone | 3 |
| Administrative Assistant Track Electives | ||
| IM 111 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| IM 160 | Electronic Publications: Microsoft Publisher | 3 |
| IM 170 | Electronic Project Management: Microsoft Project | 3 |
| Legal Administrative Assistant Track Electives | ||
| IM 165 | Legal Office Environment | 3 |
| IM 225 | Legal Document Formatting | 3 |
| LAW 150 | Bankruptcy, Debt Collection and Secured Transactions | 3 |
| Medical Administrative Assistant Track Electives | ||
| MCH 101 | Medical Terminology 1 | 2 |
| MCH 102 | Medical Terminology 2 | 2 |
| MA 120 | Medical Office Insurance Coding and Billing | 2 |
| Cooperative Education Electives (4 credit hours required) | ||
| IM 191 | Part-Time Cooperative Education 1: Information Management | 1 |
| IM 192 | Part-Time Cooperative Education 2: Information Management | 1 |
| IM 193 | Part-Time Cooperative Education 3: Information Management | 1 |
| IM 194 | Part-Time Cooperative Education 4: Information Management | 1 |
| IM 291 | Full-Time Cooperative Education 1: Information Management | 2 |
| IM 292 | Full-Time Cooperative Education 2: Information Management | 2 |
The letters G, B, and T (displayed after course titles or elective descriptions) identify types of courses required by the Ohio Department of Higher Education as part of an associate’s degree curriculum.
G = General Education course in this curriculum
B = Basic Skills course in this curriculum
T = Technical course in this curriculum
G = General Education course in this curriculum
B = Basic Skills course in this curriculum
T = Technical course in this curriculum
Some courses are offered in alternative versions identified with a letter after the course number -- for example, ENG 101 and ENG 101A.
• This curriculum displays only course numbers without the added letter.
• The alternative version, when available, meets the requirements of the course version without the added letter.
• This curriculum displays only course numbers without the added letter.
• The alternative version, when available, meets the requirements of the course version without the added letter.