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Microsoft Office/Office Assistant

This certificate program teaches you the essential tools needed to work in a wide spectrum of office industries. The Microsoft Office Certificate helps you acquire the knowledge and experience to use the many different Microsoft applications. In addition to Microsoft Office, the Office Assistant Certificate will teach you the practical skills needed to launch your career in an office setting. Adding these certificates to your resume will demonstrate that you have a strong foundational knowledge and the skills to use Microsoft Office and work effectively as an Office Assistant.

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Certificate in Microsoft Office $1700 

This program teaches you how to properly use Microsoft Office Suite, which is used in a wide array of occupational fields.

Registration and Tuition: This program consists of 8 required courses.  Tuition is $1,700 plus a one time $20 registration fee, or you can register for each course individually, with a $20 registration fee per semester. To register for courses please click on the Course Browser/Registration.

Note for those registering online: Please call our office at 212.650.3850 to select classes you are taking per semester.   Please be aware that you are registering for the certificate and that you still need to call/come in to the office to choose the classes. If you wish to do a Payment Plan , please come to our office E1022 ( Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Required Courses
Access I and II
Excel I and II
PowerPoint I and II
Word I and II

Office Assistant Certificate $1500

Are you looking for ways to update your resume? Do you want practical skills that will get you hired in today’s economy? The Office Assistant Certificate provides you with the tools you need to launch your career in an office setting.

Registration and Tuition: This program consists of 6 required courses.  Tuition is $1,500 plus a one time $20 registration fee, or you can register for each course individually, with a $20 registration fee per semester. To register for courses please click on the Course Browser/Registration.

Note for those registering online: Please call our office at 212.650.3850 to select classes you are taking per semester.   Please be aware that you are registering for the certificate and that you still need to call/come in to the office to choose the classes. If you wish to do a Payment Plan,  please come to our office E1022 ( Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Required Courses
Bookkeeping & Budgeting
How to Write Anything Well
Successfully Marketing and Promoting Any Business
Computer Keyboarding and MS Office
Microsoft Excel I and II

Combined Microsoft Office/Office Assistant Certificate $2600

This dual certificate teaches you the practical office skills and Microsoft Office Suite program knowledge needed to be successful in any office setting.

Registration and Tuition: This program consists of 12 required courses.  Tuition is $2,600 plus a one time $20 registration fee, or you can register for each course individually, with a $20 registration fee per semester. To register for courses please click on the Course Browser/Registration.

Note for those registering online: Please call our office at 212.650.3850 to select classes you are taking per semester.   Please be aware that you are registering for the certificate and that you still need to call/come in to the office to choose the classes. If you wish to do a Payment Plan, please come to our office E1022 ( Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Required Courses
Microsoft Access I and II
Microsoft Excel I and II
Microsoft PowerPoint I and II
Microsoft Word I and II
Computer Keyboarding
How to Write Anything Well
Bookkeeping & Budgeting
Successfully Marketing and Promoting Any Business

 

Spring 2013 Semester
Course Day Time Dates
Successfully Marketing & Promoting Any Business Monday 6:00-9:00pm 4/8- 4/29
Microsoft Excel II Tuesday 5:30-7:30pm 4/2- 4/23
Microsoft Access II Tuesday 7:40-9:40pm 4/2- 4/23
Summer 2013 Semester


Courses Day Time Date
How to Write Anything Well Thursday 7:00-8:30pm 6/27- 8/8 skips 7/4
Bookkeeping & Budgeting Wednesday 6:00-9:00pm 6/5- 7/3
Successfully Marketing & Promoting Any Business Monday 6:00-9:00pm not available this semester
Computer Keyboarding & MS Office Sat. & Sun. 9:30am-12:50pm 6/8- 6/16
Microsoft Excel I Tuesday 5:30-7:30pm 5/28- 6/18
Microsoft Excel II Tuesday 5:30-7:30pm 7/9- 7/30
Microsoft Access I Tuesday 7:40-9:40pm 5/28- 6/18
Microsoft Access II Tuesday 7:40-9:40pm 7/9- 7/30
Microsoft Powerpoint I Thursday 5:00-7:00pm 6/6- 6/27
Microsoft Powerpoint II Thursday 5:00-7:00pm 7/11- 8/1
Microsoft Word I Sunday 1:30-4:20pm 6/9- 6/23
Microsoft Word II Sunday 1:30-4:20pm 7/7- 7/21

To purchase books go to www.axzobrands.com
Access I- Acess Basic 2010 Edition w/ data disc
Access II - Access Intermediate 2010 Edition w/data disc
Excel I-Excel Basic 2010 Edition w/data disc
Excel II- Excel Intermediate 2010 Edition w/data disc
Powerpoint I- Powerpoint Basic 2010 Edition w/data disc

 

Note: Continuing Education Certificate Programs are part-time non-credited courses and therefore we do not issue student visas.  To apply for a student visa, students must be enrolled in a full-time credited college program or an ESL studies program.  For more information on Continuing Education's ESL program please click here: International English Language Institute