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The Administrative Office Professional degree prepares you for a variety of positions in administrative support. This work requires you to be able to organize a variety of tasks, accept responsibility, and work effectively as a team member. The degree emphasizes project management; Internet/intranet communications and research; document production and retrieval; customer service; business writing; efficient use of a variety of software packages; and public relations. All of these required courses are offered online at least once per year.

As a statewide cooperative effort among several Oregon community colleges, this degree is transferable to other participating schools. Consult with an Office Administration and Technology faculty advisor on course transferability.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Office Administration and Technology AAS degree should be able to satisfy the following set of outcomes:

1. Compose, proofread, and produce a wide range of business documents using appropriate software and equipment to meet mailability standards within specified timelines.
2. Follow professional business procedures and standards.
3. Store, retrieve, distribute, and manageinformation to support office and management personnel.
4. Integrate computer, computation, communication,and critical thinking skills to accomplish complex office tasks and solve problems.
5. Apply knowledge of the internal organization and management of an office.
6. Work both independently and as part of a team.

You may earn an associate of applied science degree by successfully completing the required 90 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in all courses.