Administrative Professional Overview
CVTC’s Administrative Professional program offers an associate degree with an office, legal, or medical concentration. Earn credentials along the way to launch your high demand career!
Administrative professionals are at the center of communication in every organization and work closely with and support the leaders within the organization. You’ll learn how to be an efficient office employee through effective communication and computer skills. Throughout the program, you will gain valuable experience working in a business office while completing several internship opportunities.
The administrative professional duties include:
- Supporting business leaders
- Performing administrative/office tasks
- Developing and preparing correspondence
- Preparing presentations
- Coordinating schedules and events
- Processing and transmitting information
- Assisting others within the organization
- Maintaining accurate records
- Coordinating meeting and travel arrangements
- Managing projects and conducting research
- Providing quality customer service
This program has an advanced placement entry option. Advanced placement is an opportunity for graduates of a related program to further their education. Learn more about advanced placement for this program.
Part of a career pathway, you will already have credits toward the Administrative Professional program if you completed the Office Assistant or Office Receptionist technical diplomas at CVTC. Call us at 715-833-6300 to learn more.
Earn credit for prior learning! Do you have previous educational or work experience in the field? You could be eligible to receive credit for prior learning. |
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Just the Facts
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Estimated Program Cost
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Term 1 |
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2,273 |
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2,436 |
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2,681 |
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1,429 |
Estimated Total: $11,260
Career Opportunities
Administrative Assistant
Department Assistant
Member Service Representative
Team Coordinator
Graduate Employers
Dove Healthcare
Eau Claire Area School District
Eau Claire County Clerk of Courts
Mayo Clinic Health System
Northwestern Mutual
University of Wisconsin Stout
Program Outcomes
CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking several questions related to employment. Here are the program outcomes and job data.
// Program Scorecard$32K
Yearly Salary
Our recent Administrative Professional graduates reported an average starting salary of $32,232.
100%
Employed
100% of our recent Administrative Professional graduates got a job in the industry.
720
Regional Jobs
There are 720 job openings in the CVTC district for the Administrative Professional industry.
Transfer
Credits to Other Institutions
Should you choose to continue your education after you leave CVTC, we have agreements in place with several institutions to ensure an easy transfer.
Program Courses
These are a few of the courses you will take in this program. Courses and the recommended sequence change from year to year; once you are enrolled in a program at CVTC you will be given a recommended course sequence that outlines what courses you should take and the order in which to take them.
You may search for available courses. If you are ever unsure of what courses to take, talk to your academic advisor. If you are looking for course information for previous years, check out our past catalogs.
Here are a few of the courses you can take in the Administrative Professional program.
Sample Courses
Customer Service Foundations
In this course, you will explain customer service, assess factors that impact customer service, and examine components of the customer service environment. This course is the first in a series of three courses that provides you with an opportunity to develop customer service skills.
Human Resources, Intro
This course examines the role of human resources and goals of human resource management in today's organizations. Students explore the importance and impact of human resource functions on the overall strategy of organizations.
Payroll Accounting
Students will learn to make the payroll calculations and record keeping, including social security taxes, income tax withholding, and other deductions.
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Earn Credentials Along the Way
Career Pathways
Career Pathways are a clear, manageable way to access education that provides employer-recognized, stackable credentials tied to specific jobs, education, and career progression. Career Pathways are beneficial to high school students and teachers, parents, adult students, and employers.
Technical Diplomas
Associate Degree
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I chose CVTC because it is affordable and local, and the smaller class sizes mean you get more attention. The instructors were very helpful. They were quick with responding to any questions I had.
Maria
Administrative Professional Graduate
Related Programs & Certificates
Whether you're looking to continue your learning to another program or to gain continuing education credit, CVTC offers a variety of learning opportunities for students.
Degrees & Diplomas
Accounting Assistant, Technical Diploma
Office Assistant, Technical Diploma
Office Receptionist, Technical Diploma
Professional Communications, Associate Degree
Continue Your Learning
CVTC can help you achieve your learning goals whether you are looking to advance your career or enrich your personal life.
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Program Accreditation
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Admission Requirements
Each program requires specific requirements a student must meet to be considered for admissions to this program.
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This program has an advanced placement option. Eligibility for advanced placement requires students to meet additional requirements.
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