Students should have effective written and oral communication skills. Employers also look for customer service and interpersonal skills. Discretion, good judgement, organizational and management ability, initiative, and the ability to work independently as well as in a group are especially important for advancement and management opportunities. Degrees and certifications have become more important in professional environments. All industries -- small and large – rely on administrative assistants to ensure daily business operations run smoothly.

CAREERS• Banking • Corporate • Education • Energy • Government • Health care • Law offices • Manufacturing

The Administrative Assistant degrees at BSC prepare students for careers as office professionals who provide support to coworkers and management in a variety of industries. Microsoft Office Specialist certifications can be earned for Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Students complete internships that provide on-the-job training. Curriculum emphasizes skills in computers, communication, customer service, and problem solving.The medical degree emphasizes medical terminology, medical transcription, and anatomy and physiology. Students earning this degree may create and maintain patient file systems, request medical histories of patients, arrange for patient hospitalization, or process insurance payments.

The legal degree focuses on legal office procedures, criminal law, business law, and legal transcription. This curriculum trains students to prepare legal papers such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas, and conduct legal research.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GENERAL, LEGAL, MEDICAL

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PREPARATION AND REQUIREMENTS

Administrative assistants are the backbone of every office. Overall employment of administrative assistants is projected to grow 12 percent by 2022.

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