Office Assistant

The Office Assistant Certificate of Achievement program will prepare students for entry-level office personnel positions that require use of Microsoft Office applications,  or any employment requiring competency in  word processing, spreadsheets, office databases, and multimedia presentations.

 A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses. Similar courses with equivalent student learning outcomes successfully completed at other California Community Colleges with a grade of "C" or better may be accepted.

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The Office Assistant Certificate of Achievement program will teach students  to use a computer operating system and computer applications for word processing, electronic spreadsheet creation, database management, multimedia presentations, and electronic personal management with competence.  Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared for entry-level office personnel  positions that require use of Microsoft Office applications,  or any employment requiring competency in  word processing, spreadsheets, office databases, and multimedia presentations.

Students must complete 15 units of required coursework as set forth below with a grade of "C" or better in all courses.  Courses with similar learning/competency outcomes that have been  successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better  at other community colleges may be accepted as substitution for OCC courses, at the discretion of the faculty.   

It is recommended that students have or develop competency in keyboarding (CIS A190 and CIS 092) prior to enrolling in the other classes, but all classes can be taken concurrently and completed in a single semester OR taken sequentially.   

Required Courses:                                                                                                 Units:

CIS   A090     Beginning Computer Keyboarding 1                                                1.5

CIS   A092     Beginning Computer Keyboarding 2                                                1.5

CIS   A100     Introduction to Computer Applications                                           3.0

CIS   A134     Excel 1                                                                                                 2.0

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BUS  A134 Excel 1                                                                                                     2.0

CIS    A137 Microsoft Outlook                                                                                  2.0

CIS    A149 Office Procedures                                                                                  2.0

BUS  A138 Business English                                                                                     3.0

Total Units                                                                                                               15.0

The Office Assistant program is the single office technology CTE program in the Computer Information Systems/Computer Science program area.

All nine community colleges in the OC region have a program in the 0514.00 TOP code related to office work.

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