Earn an Administrative Professional degree at JCC
Be prepared for employment in today’s technology-enhanced office settings. With the Administrative Professional degree from Jamestown Community College, you’ll graduate career-ready for office roles that emphasize communication, organization, and management. You can also transfer to continue your studies and specialization.
JCC’s Administrative Professional program focuses on accessible training, whether you have no office preparation or you want to enhance or update your current skills. The program emphasizes written communication in a variety of formats using industry-standard technology equipment, financial tasks, management of records and files, and various software packages. You’ll develop your decision-making and problem-solving skills while building expertise in office technology.
Administrative assistant fields like accounting, billing/payroll, customer service, legal, office administration, and shipping/receiving. Roles include clerk, administrative assistant, executive assistant, office professional, receptionist, representative, and secretary.
2022 median pay for office and administrative support occupations: $40,910/year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where to study at JCC
You can concentrate your electives on business or health information technology, based on your interests.
Administrative professional skills
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate written and verbal communication skills as a result of course written assignments, discussions, and class participation.
- Demonstrate skills in analysis and critical thinking by theory applications in each unit of selected courses.
- Demonstrate proficiency in computer usage and word processing skills.
- Identify the importance of the value of learning as an ongoing process through portfolio development and professional development activities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of interpersonal and group processes through group discussions and group projects.