Associate of Applied Business in Office Technology

USA

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What will I learn?

The Associate of Applied Business degree in Office Technology focuses primarily on front-end office functions, where employees use technology for daily job responsibilities that may include producing business documents, designing presentations, generating data reports and creating financial spreadsheets. Students use the most current versions of business software applications and learn the fundamentals of accounting, automated records management, business communications and resource management.

Graduates gain a wide variety of computer application skills needed for gainful employment in office administrative support positions, including office assistant, accounting clerk, office manager, administrative coordinator, executive administrative and administrative assistant–technology.

The Office Technology major includes the following optional concentration:

The Medical Billing/ Coding Office concentration provides a basic understanding of software, medical terminology, billing/coding and procedures used in medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices and outsourcing facilities involved with providing billing operations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Organize, manage and analyze critical business data using spreadsheet and database software.

Create state-of-the-art documents, using design guidelines, terminology and basic publication concepts of industry standards.

Import and integrate data from their original software to another for upgraded usage.

Determine the most appropriate software to use in creating specific business documents that meet industry standards for mailing.

Contrast, compare and adapt to forces that influence emerging management practices.

Manage the people, productivity, technology and environment within the administrative function of an organization.

Integrate coursework with realistic office settings, emphasizing the total quality management environment.

Use multiple channels used in business to communicate with others

Participate in the activities of various businesses to determine the variety of job responsibilities assigned to employees in their profession; develop job search strategies for use in their outreach activities.

Track and provide administrative support in managing projects, using software designed for this specific purpose.

Examine, describe and exercise various leadership, decision-making and motivational skills.

Examples of Possible Careers

Court, municipal, and license clerks

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

Which department am I in?

College of Applied and Technical Studies

Study options

Full Time (61 credit hours)

Tuition fees
$22,316.00 (18,65,574) per year
Start date

19 August 2024

Venue

Trumbull Campus

4314 Mahoning Avenue NW,

WARREN,

Ohio,

44483, United States

Full Time (61 credit hours)

Tuition fees
$22,316.00 (18,65,574) per year
Start date

19 August 2024

Venue

Tuscarawas Campus

330 University DR. NE,

NEW PHILADELPHIA,

Ohio,

44663, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

New first-year applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.

All international undergraduate applicants must submit an English language proficiency test score to be considered for a Kent State program unless they meet specific exceptions or apply for conditional admissions.

All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:

TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71

Revised PBT: 18 (average score)

IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0

Duolingo:100

PTE Academic: 48

Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA

ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion

SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing

ACT: a minimum of 21 in English

Application Deadlines: October 1 for Spring Semester; June 1 for Fall Semester.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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