Program Description

The administrative assistant certificate program is designed to provide a student with a course of study for entry into the world of business. The program emphasizes specific job skills in typing. Work toward the office and administrative services degree can be completed at a future date according to the individual student's need.

Administrative assistants' duties vary depending upon the office. Office automation and organizational restructuring have offered the opportunity to assume a variety of administrative and record management duties. Most of the work is performed with computers to run spreadsheets, word processing, and database management applications.

Program Contacts at Sauk Valley Community College
Counseling Office, 815/835-6208;
Mary Ann Hurd, Assistant Professor of Office and Administrative Services, 815/835-6202.

Occupation Profiles

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CIP Code:

52.0408

SOC Code:

43-9061

Estimated Program Cost

The following figures are based on current tuition and fee rates and estimated per-credit-hour cost of attendance for the required number 27 credit hours.

Success Rates

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Loans

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