The Office Administration concentrations are two-year programs designed to equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be an efficient, productive member of an office support team. The curriculum of the Financial Administrative Assistant concentration covers the complete accounting cycle with practical applications, including comprehensive computer operations, business taxes, and database management. The Insurance Administrative Assistant concentration prepares students with the skills and competencies to assist professionals in the insurance industry. The Legal Administrative Assistant concentration prepares students to work as legal secretaries or legal stenographers. The Medical Administrative Assistant concentration prepares students for careers in medical settings offering training in transcription, computer skills, and organizational skills to work as medical secretaries or medical clerks.
The Computer Software Specialist technical certificate is a one-year program designed to develop skills in keyboarding and to introduce word processing, spreadsheet, and database concepts used by office support personnel. Students completing the certificate program may pursue careers as office or data entry clerks.
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The department offers the following technical certificates and Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree:
A.A.S. Degree in Office Administration with concentrations in:
To learn more about our courses please visit the course descriptions page for Office Administration.
For more information regarding these programs, feel free to contact Jeremy Burnett, Department Chair, at (901) 333-5063, fax (901) 333-4377, or by email: jburnett@southwest.tn.edu. You may also contact Vicki Robertson, program coordinator for Office Administration at (901) 333-4681/ (901) 333-6467 or by email vrobertson@southwest.tn.edu with specific questions regarding the program.
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