Business Office Management
Program Coordinator: Adriane Champagne
Office: Madison Monroe Education Building, Office 207B
Email: champagneam@lamarpa.edu
Phone: 409-984-6416
The Office Administration Programs incorporate the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to succeed in the business world. Topics include time management, human relations, filing procedures, telephone and listening techniques, oral and written business communications. Computer skills include word processing and spreadsheets, database, presentation and telecommunication applications.
Graduates are prepared for positions such as human resource assistant, administrative assistant, information technology assistant, office coordinator and executive assistant. Specialties include medical office assistant. These jobs are described as high-demand occupations for Southeast Texas.
The general education core courses will transfer to a variety of colleges and universities.
The Business Office Management curriculum instructs students in effective and professional communications, keyboarding, proofreading, telephone etiquette, and computerized accounting. Students are also taught to prioritize tasks, schedule appointments, prepare budgets, maintain databases, and develop spreadsheets. In some offices, administrative assistants are responsible for maintaining the company's website or preparing the company newsletter.
Students must earn a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all technical courses in the Recommended Program of Study.