Business Assistant Associate Degree
Woodside, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
About: The Business Assistant Associate Degree at Cañada College in Redwood City, California trains students for office and administrative roles. Core coursework includes organizational behavior, interpersonal relations, QuickBooks accounting, and management principles with leadership emphasis. You can study in person or fully online through the Global Online Learning (GOL) Program. The college sits near Silicon Valley and San Jose and offers clear transfer pathways to four-year universities.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in office administration, bookkeeping, payroll, customer service, operations support, executive assistance, and management. Potential roles: administrative assistant; office manager; bookkeeping clerk; accounting assistant; payroll clerk; customer service representative.
This program trains business and office assistants for a variety of duties. Advanced core training for this program includes organizational behavior and interpersonal relations curriculum, Quickbooks accounting software training, and management principles with an emphasis on effective leadership.
In addition to in-person studies, most programs are available through the Global Online Learning (GOL) Program, which allows students to take classes fully online from their home countries.
The San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley (SMCSV) offer more than 50 institutional scholarships each year, and all enrolled students are eligible to apply. Award amounts range from $300 to $7,000, helping make college more affordable. Students can also apply for external scholarships, such as the $1,000 Study in California Scholarship, to further support their educational journey.
Students completing this program will be able to:
- Design and manage business documents using current technology to engage in creative problem solving.
- Communicate an understanding of business concepts professionally through written, oral and visual presentations using current technology.
- Recognize ethical behavior in their chosen profession and behave in a socially responsible manner.
- Analyze business issues, interpret financial data and identify economic trends.
| Complete Core Courses, 27- 28 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Accounting Procedures | 3 units |
| OR | |
| Financial Accounting | 4 units |
| QuickBooks | 3 units |
| Introduction to Business | 3 units |
| Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 units |
| Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 units |
| Business Communications | 3 units |
| Introduction to Computer Applications | 3 units |
| Spreadsheets | 3 units |
| Introduction to Business Management | 3 units |
| Selective Courses, choose a minimum of 3 units from the following: | Units |
|---|---|
| Beginning Computer Keyboarding | 1.5 units |
| Skill Building | 1.5 units |
| Using Microsoft Windows | 1.5 units |
| Advanced Spreadsheets | 1.5 units |
| Beginning Word Processing | 1.5 units |
| Intermediate Word Processing | 1.5 units |
| Using Outlook | 1.5 units |
| Adobe Acrobat | 1.5 units |