Associate
in Occupational Studies - Business Office
Administration
What does a Business Office Administrator do?
Business Office Administration is a specialization in office management and leadership. These leaders manage, coordinate and support the many services that allow organizations to operate efficiently, such as secretarial and reception, administration, payroll, conference planning and travel, information and data processing, mail, materials scheduling and distribution, printing and reproduction, records management, telecommunications management, security, parking, and personal property procurement, supply, and disposal.
Although specific functions of a Business Office Administrator vary significantly, there are many common duties. For example, supervisor/team leaders perform administrative tasks to ensure that their staffs can work efficiently. They must keep their staff trained and motivated. They must handle employee schedules and time reporting. They must keep a keen eye on the maintenance of the office equipment and software, and be alert to any potential problems. They also request new equipment or supplies for their department when necessary.
Business Office Administration students receive a strong clerical foundation in business computer applications, business communications, financial record keeping, and general office procedures by completing the Business Office Specialist Program in their first academic year of study. The second academic year provides the opportunity to refine and master those skills in addition to learning new skills common to all business and industrial sectors including foundational courses in business, supervision, basic accounting and advanced computer applications.
GCC’s business communication courses focus on equipping graduates with oral and written skills essential in the workplace. Emphasis is on the production of business documents and written correspondence in business.
In the BOA program, students will increase their level of office skills and learn computerized accounting with Quick Books. Elective courses allow students to tailor their program according to career objectives. Students are trained for intermediate level administrative assistant positions with the opportunity for advancement because they possess more skills and business savvy.
Where does a
Business Office Administrator work?
Both large and small businesses need timely and effective office and administrative support to operate efficiently. Office and administrative supervisors and managers coordinate this support. These workers are employed in virtually every sector of the economy, working in positions as varied as teller supervisor, customer services manager, or shipping and receiving supervisor.
Occupational titles for BOA include Office Manager, Administrative Assistant, Executive Secretary, Executive Assistant and Administrative/Clerical Support Professional.
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Associate
in Occupational Studies - Medical Office
Administration
What does a Medical Office Administrator do?
Join the Healthcare Team in the role of Medical Office Administrator.
Administrative support personnel are essential to keep medical facilities
running smoothly. The GCC Medical Office Administration program offers the
opportunity to enter the exciting, fast growing healthcare industry with a
general business education. Medical administrative duties include billing
and coding, verifying and completing insurance forms, maintaining medical
records, creating reports and written correspondence, medical transcription,
and overseeing the business operations of the medical office.
Building on the strong
clerical foundation of the GCC Business Office Specialist program,
students are offered the opportunity to specialize in medical office
management with an emphasis on medical business practices and leadership
skills. The first academic year of training includes business computer
applications, business communications, general office procedures,
bookkeeping and automated accounting. The second academic year includes
anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and focuses on the complexities of
medical billing, coding, and medical office management. Students develop
skills in critical thinking, human relations, and decision making. Other
topics include protection of patient information and privacy, medical
ethics, and standard management practices. Graduates will master MediSoft
Suite - the powerful electronic management program used by today’s health
care providers.
Where does a
Medical Office Administrator work?
The U.S. Department of Labor projects continued fast paced growth in the
Health Services industry through 2010 with an increase in medical office and
administrative support personnel. GCC Medical Office Administration
graduates are prepared to provide medical administrative support in
physicians’ offices, outpatient clinics, hospitals, nursing and personal
care facilities, medical laboratories, insurance companies, and other
medical specialty groups.
Occupational Titles
include Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Office Manager, Medical
Information Specialist, Medical Records Technician, Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialist, Medical Receptionist, and Medical Secretary.
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Associate
in Occupational Studies -
Administrative Medical Assistant
What does an Administrative Medical Assistant do?
Expand your potential for
assuming supervisory or management responsibilities within a medical setting
as an Administrative Medical Assistant. This program offers continuing
education for medical assistants with strong clinical skills to specialize
in medical office administration and to advance to office manager. Medical
administrative duties include billing and coding, verifying and completing
insurance forms, maintaining medical records, creating reports and written
correspondence, and overseeing the business operations of the medical
office.
Building on the strong medical clinical and clerical foundation of the
GCC Nursing Technology: Medical Assistant Option program, students are offered the opportunity to
specialize in medical office management with an emphasis on medical business
practices and leadership skills. The first academic year of training
includes anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology as well as front and
back office medical assisting skills. The second academic year emphasizes
business computer applications, written and oral business communications,
automated bookkeeping and focuses on the complexities of medical billing,
coding, and medical office management. Students develop skills in critical
thinking, human relations, and decision making. Other topics include
protection of patient information and privacy, medical ethics, and standard
management practices. Graduates will master MediSoft Suite - the powerful
electronic management program used by today’s health care providers.
Where do
Administrative Medical Assistants work?
GCC Administrative Medical
Assistant graduates are prepared for advancement in the medical field. Due
to the fast growth of the Health Services industry, opportunities to assume
a wider range of new responsibilities once reserved for professional staff
and upper management have opened for Administrative Medical Assistants.
GCC Administrative Medical Assistants are prepared for
employment across the health care sector which includes physicians’ offices,
outpatient clinics, hospitals, nursing and personal care facilities, medical
laboratories, and offices of other allied health professionals.
Occupational
Titles include Administrative Medical Assistant, Medical Office Manager,
Medical Records Technician, Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialist,
Medical Receptionist, and Medical Secretary. Graduates are also prepared
for clinical positions as Medical Assistants, Patient Care Technicians,
Laboratory Assistants, and Phlebotomists.
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Diploma - Business
Office Specialist
What do Business Office Specialists do?
In today's high-speed world of business, large and small companies look for qualified people to keep their businesses running smoothly. Our BOS graduates are trained with the skills necessary to compete in today’s workforce. Rewarding careers as office computer specialists, administrative assistants or office managers are within your reach upon graduation.
Our Business Office Specialist program provides a strong foundation in business computer applications, business communication, bookkeeping and general clerical skills. Emphasis is placed on proficiency of business computer applications, accuracy of clerical skills and the development of organizational skills. GCC’s Business Clerical extern program provides students with practical experience in an actual business office setting.
Office procedures offered in the Business Office Specialist program provide entry-level clerical skills necessary for initial employment.
Where do Business Office Specialists work?
Office and administrative
assistants held about 3.9 million jobs in 2000, ranking among the largest
occupations in the U.S. economy. They are employed in organizations of
every type. Almost 3 out of 5 office and administrative assistants are
employed in firms providing services, ranging from education and health to
legal and business services. Others work for firms engaged in manufacturing,
construction, wholesale and retail trade, transportation, and
communications. Banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and real
estate firms are also important employers, as are Federal, State, and local
government agencies.
Occupational
Titles include Administrative Assistant, Office Manager, Information
Processing Specialist, Receptionist, Secretary, Word Processor, Office
Assistant, General Office Clerk, Account Clerk, Bookkeeper and more.
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Diploma
- Nursing Technology: Medical Assistant Option
What do Medical
Assistants do?
Medical Assistants
are the backbone of any good clinic. They schedule patients, maintain
records, process insurance forms, take vital signs, prepare patients for
examinations, perform diagnostic tests, sterilize instruments, and perhaps
even assist in minor surgery. Medical Assistants work in a variety of
medical settings helping to deliver the best possible care to their
patients. It’s a career where the rewards go far beyond money, and where you
go home each day with a sense of accomplishment.
GCC Nursing Technology: Medical Assistant Option students study anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology as
well as keyboarding, records management, patient charting, and insurance
processing. Our students learn laboratory techniques, clinical and
diagnostic procedures, pharmaceutical principles, medication administration,
and first aid. They study medical office practices, patient relations, and
medical ethics. GCC’s Nursing Technology: Medical Assistant Option extern program provides students
with practical experience in physicians' offices, hospitals, or other
healthcare facilities.
GCC’s Nursing Technology: Medical Assistant Option program is set apart from other programs by cross
training students as nursing assistants enabling them to pursue a nursing
career path. This program also provides a solid foundation in medical
assisting for students choosing to matriculate into the Associate in
Occupational Studies - Administrative Medical Assistant program.
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Where do Medical
Assistants work?
Employment of medical
assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all
occupations through the year 2010 as the health services industry expands
because of technological advances in medicine, and a growing and aging
population. It is one of the fastest growing occupations. Employment growth
will be driven by the increase in the number of group practices, clinics,
and other healthcare facilities that need a high proportion of support
personnel, particularly the flexible medical assistant who can handle both
administrative and clinical duties.
GCC Medical Assistant graduates are employed by doctors in private and group
practices. Other settings that employ Medical Assistants include medical
laboratories, research centers, specialized care centers, hospitals and
health maintenance organizations (HMO'S).
Occupational Titles include Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician,
Nursing Assistant, Phlebotomist, Laboratory Assistant, Medical Receptionist,
Medical Secretary, Medical Records Technician and more.
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Diploma - Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialist
What
do Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialists do?
Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialists specialize in the medical clerical
field with an emphasis on insurance billing and coding. Duties include
reviewing medical documentation provided by physicians and other health care
providers, assigning diagnostic and procedural codes, preparing and
processing insurance claims, and maintaining medical records. Medical
billing specialists must possess strong computer and keyboarding skills.
GCC Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialists learn medical
terminology, anatomy, physiology, medical office procedures, and diagnostic
and procedural coding as it relates to the accurate completion of medical
insurance claims. Students will become proficient in processing electronic
claims using MediSoft Suite, the powerful electronic management program used
by today’s health care providers.
Where
do Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialists work?
GCC graduates are prepared for employment as entry
level medical billing specialists in health care facilities such as
hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, surgery centers, long-term care
facilities, and home health care agencies. Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialists are also employed by consulting firms, coding and billing
services, insurance companies and governmental agencies.
Occupational Titles include Medical Office/Insurance & Coding Specialist,
Medical Coder, Medical Records Technician, Medical Receptionist, and Medical
Secretary.
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Diploma - Auto Collision Repair Technology
What
does an Auto Repair Collision Technician do?
Thousands of motor vehicles are damaged in traffic accidents every day. Although some of these vehicles are beyond repair, others can be made to look and drive like new. Automotive body repairers straighten bent bodies, remove dents, and replace crumpled parts that cannot be fixed. They repair all types of vehicles, but work mostly on cars and small trucks, although some work on large trucks, buses, or tractor-trailers. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Editions, employment of automotive body repairers is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2012. The need to replace experienced repairers who transfer to other occupations or who retire or stop working for other reasons will account for the majority of job openings. The Occupational Information Network (O*NET Online) indicates that the increase in the growth rate in Louisiana of 25% exceeds the national average of 13%.
Opportunities should be best for persons with formal training in automotive body repair. Demand for qualified body repairers will increase as the number of motor vehicles in operation continues to grow in line with the Nation's population. With each rise in the number of motor vehicles in use, the number of vehicles damaged in accidents also will grow.
Repairing today's technologically-advanced cars requires knowledge and training in metals, plastics, structural repairs, frame pulling, auto paint and refinishing, and other areas which require the use of specialized equipment. Cross trained in auto detailing, students master interior, engine compartment, prep wash, and exterior detailing skills. Instruction involves classroom theory, demonstrations, hands on LAB, and actual repair of vehicles for College Auto Sales, owned and operated by Gretna Career College. Making actual repairs on vehicles plays a major role in skill development. Students train on school-supplied shop equipment that uses the latest technology.
Where
does an Auto Collision Repair Technician work?
Employment growth will continue to be concentrated in automotive repair and maintenance shops and automobile dealers. The automotive repair business is not very sensitive to changes in economic conditions, and experienced body repairers are rarely laid off. Earnings depend on the size, type, and location of the employer and on the individual skill of the worker. Auto body helpers and trainees generally receive a straight hourly wage. Experienced auto collision repair technicians may be paid an hourly wage, commissions on the work they do, or a combination of both.
Auto body work is an exciting profession because each damaged vehicle presents a new and different challenge. Graduates from this program are prepared for entry to intermediate level employment as auto body repair apprentices and technicians.
Other employment opportunities include metalworking technicians, refinish technicians, auto detailers, estimators, service sales persons, parts sales persons, repair shop owners, and insurance company damage appraisers.
Occupational titles for Auto Collision Repair Technology – Diploma Program include auto body repair apprentice, auto body repair technician, refinish technicians, metalworking technicians, auto detailers, estimators, service sales persons, parts sales persons, repair shop owners and insurance company damage appraisers.
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Certificate - Auto Collision Repair Technology: Fast Track Program
What
does an Auto Repair Collision Technician: Fast Track Program do?
The Fast Tract Career Development Program allows the student an affordable option to acquire knowledge and skills to pursue an entry
level position in auto body repair. This program includes training in metals, plastics, nonstructural repairs, and other areas which
require the use of specialized equipment. The instruction will involve classroom theory, demonstrations, hands on LAB, and actual repair
of vehicles for College Auto Sales, owned and operated by Gretna Career College. Making actual repairs on vehicles plays a major role
in skill development. Students will train on school-supplied shop equipment that uses the latest technology.
Opportunities should be best for persons with formal training in automotive body repair. Demand for qualified body repairers will increase as the number of motor vehicles in operation continues to grow in line with the Nation's population. With each rise in the number of motor vehicles in use, the number of vehicles damaged in accidents also will grow.
Where
does an Auto Collision Repair Technician: Fast Track Program work?
Graduates from this program are prepared for entry
level employment as auto body repair apprentices and technician. Employment growth will continue to be concentrated in automotive repair and maintenance shops and automobile dealers.
Other employment opportunities include metalworking technicians, refinish technicians, auto detailers, estimators, service sales persons, parts sales persons, repair shop owners, and insurance company damage appraisers.
Occupational titles for Auto Collision Repair Technology – Fast Track Program include metalworking technicians,
auto detailers, service sales persons, and parts sales persons.
Nursing Assistants perform
routine tasks under the supervision of nursing and medical staff. They
assist patients with activities of daily living, provide skin care to
patients, take vital signs, and help patients with ambulation. Nursing
Assistants employed in nursing homes are often the principal caregivers,
having far more contact with residents than other members of the medical
staff. Nursing assistants develop ongoing relationships with long term
residents and interact with them in a positive, caring way.
Home Health Aides help elderly, convalescent, or
disabled persons live in their own homes instead of in a healthcare
facility. Under the direction of nursing or medical staff, they provide
health-related services, housekeeping and
routine personal care services. Most Home Health Aides work with elderly or
disabled persons who need more extensive care than family or friends can
provide.
GCC’s Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide program is
approved by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals - Health
Standards Section. Graduates are eligible for the Louisiana Nurse Aide
Registry as Certified Nursing Assistants.
