Office Administration

Associate Degree Program

As the business office relies increasingly on technology, companies need a well-trained, take-charge person to ensure that daily tasks are handled quickly and efficiently. Strong office administration skills are highly sought after in all business environments, including government, non-profit, and corporate.

In Delaware Tech’s Office Administration program you will learn administrative support and office administration skills and develop strong organizational and computer skillsets that are the foundation of any business. While you sharpen your hands-on skills in word processing, electronic file management, multimedia communication methods and specialized computer software applications, you will also develop expertise in communication and human relations, ensuring a rewarding career with the proficiencies necessary to work successfully with others.

Offered at the following campus(es): Georgetown

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Office Administrator
  • Secretary
  • Office Clerk
  • Office and Administrative Support Professional
  • Office Manager

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Produce the documents necessary for a functioning business office.
  2. Demonstrate accurate and efficient keyboarding skills.
  3. Integrate office-related skills to function in a professional manner within the workplace.
  4. Use diverse research methods and information sources to complete a variety of business documents.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
SSC 100First Year Seminar1
ENG 101Composition I3
MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning3
OAT 121Keyboarding3
BUS 101Introduction to Business3
 
ECO 111Macroeconomics3
Or
ECO 122Microeconomics3

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
ENG 102Composition II3
ACC 101Accounting I3
OAT 152Excel3
MGT 212Principles of Management3
OAT 159PowerPoint3

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
OAT 157Word Level I3
ENG 124Oral Communications3
MKT 212Principles of Marketing3
OAT 251Access3
ElectiveSocial Science/Humanities Elective3

Semester 4

Number Course Title Credits
OAT 240Integrated Business Applications3
OAT 242Desktop Publishing4
BUS 275Portfolio and Professionalism4
ACC 162Computerized Accounting3
OAT 258Word Level II3

**Select one Social Science/Humanities Elective

Number Course Title Credits
PSY 121General Psychology3
SOC 111Sociology3
SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish3
SPA 136Spanish Communication I4
SPA 137Spanish Communication II4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 63 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See a program advisor for details!

Campus-Specific Program Information

This program is offered at the Georgetown campus.

Contact Georgetown

Gregory West
Department Chair
gwest9@airllevant.com
(302) 259-6665

This program is offered at the Georgetown campus.

This program is offered at the Georgetown campus.