College of the Canyons (COC) - Administrative Assistant
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Administrative Assistant
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. Get more details and student breakdown below, including other California schools that offer an administrative assistant degree. Students at College of the Canyons who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- Certificate
- Associate
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Breakdown of Students That Completed the Administrative Assistant Program
The table below lists the number of students that have completed the administrative assistant program at the College of the Canyons for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Overall
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
All Students | 22 | 13 | 9 |
By Gender
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 2 | - | 2 |
Female | 20 | 13 | 7 |
By Race
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
American Indian | - | - | - |
Black | 1 | 1 | - |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hispanic | 7 | 2 | 5 |
White | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Unknown | 2 | 2 | - |
Career Options For Graduates
Students who have completed this program, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below. The information covers overall job description, estimated salary and wages, along with job projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Job Description
Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 42,350
- Average Annual Salary: $52,070
- Average Hourly Rate: $25.04
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 211
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 149%
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 14,830
- Average Annual Salary: $52,160
- Average Hourly Rate: $25.08
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 211
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 144%
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 1,236,100
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 1,392,100
- Percent Job Growth: 12.60%
- Percent of Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 1%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Job Description
Perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 47,700
- Average Annual Salary: $36,940
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.76
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 212
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 82%
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 16,720
- Average Annual Salary: $38,280
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.40
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 212
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 79%
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 2,032,200
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 2,150,800
- Percent Job Growth: 5.80%
- Percent of Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 1%
List of schools that offer an administrative assistant degree or program in California
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4-Year Colleges and Universities
| Humphreys College - Stockton and Modesto Campuses | |
Stockton, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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Community Colleges
| Allan Hancock College | |
Santa Maria, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 26 |
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| American River College | |
Sacramento, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 71 |
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| Antelope Valley College | |
Lancaster, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 15 |
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| Bakersfield College | |
Bakersfield, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 15 |
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| Barstow Community College | |
Barstow, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Berkeley City College | |
Berkeley, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Butte College | |
Oroville, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 6 |
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| Cabrillo College | |
Aptos, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 23 |
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| Canada College | |
Redwood City, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 4 |
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| Cerritos College | |
Norwalk, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Cerro Coso Community College | |
Ridgecrest, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 7 |
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| Chabot College | |
Hayward, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 13 |
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| Chaffey College | |
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 9 |
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| City College of San Francisco | |
San Francisco, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| Coastline Community College | |
Fountain Valley, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 17 |
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| College of Alameda | |
Alameda, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| College of San Mateo | |
San Mateo, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| College of the Redwoods | |
Eureka, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| College of the Sequoias | |
Visalia, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 12 |
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| College of the Siskiyous | |
Weed, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Columbia College | |
Sonora, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Contra Costa College | |
San Pablo, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Cosumnes River College | |
Sacramento, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Cuesta College | |
San Luis Obispo, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 11 |
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| Cuyamaca College | |
El Cajon, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 10 |
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| Cypress College | |
Cypress, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| De Anza College | |
Cupertino, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 10 |
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| Diablo Valley College | |
Pleasant Hill, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| East Los Angeles College | |
Monterey Park, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 53 |
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| El Camino College | |
Torrance, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 7 |
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| Evergreen Valley College | |
San Jose, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 12 |
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| Feather River Community College District | |
Quincy, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Folsom Lake College | |
Folsom, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Foothill College | |
Los Altos Hills, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Fresno City College | |
Fresno, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 14 |
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| Gavilan College | |
Gilroy, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 8 |
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| Glendale Community College | |
Glendale, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 53 |
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| Golden West College | |
Huntington Beach, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Grossmont College | |
El Cajon, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Hartnell College | |
Salinas, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 6 |
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| Imperial Valley College | |
Imperial, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 16 |
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| Irvine Valley College | |
Irvine, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 9 |
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| Lake Tahoe Community College | |
South Lake Tahoe, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Laney College | |
Oakland, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| Las Positas College | |
Livermore, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Lassen Community College | |
Susanville, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Long Beach City College | |
Long Beach, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 44 |
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| Los Angeles City College | |
Los Angeles, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 24 |
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| Los Angeles Harbor College | |
Wilmington, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 7 |
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| Los Angeles Mission College | |
Sylmar, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 7 |
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| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | |
Los Angeles, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 11 |
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| Los Angeles Valley College | |
Valley Glen, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 13 |
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| Los Medanos College | |
Pittsburg, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 9 |
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| Mendocino College | |
Ukiah, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| Merced College | |
Merced, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 14 |
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| Miracosta College | |
Oceanside, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 20 |
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| Mission College | |
Santa Clara, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 7 |
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| Modesto Junior College | |
Modesto, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 22 |
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| Monterey Peninsula College | |
Monterey, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Mt San Antonio College | |
Walnut, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 4 |
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| Mt. San Jacinto Community College District | |
San Jacinto, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 14 |
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| Ohlone College | |
Fremont, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Oxnard College | |
Oxnard, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 10 |
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| Palo Verde College | |
Blythe, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Palomar College | |
San Marcos, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 6 |
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| Pasadena City College | |
Pasadena, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 17 |
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| Pierce College | |
Woodland Hills, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 12 |
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| Porterville College | |
Porterville, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Reedley College | |
Reedley, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 58 |
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| Riverside Community College | |
Riverside, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 16 |
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| Sacramento City College | |
Sacramento, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Saddleback College | |
Mission Viejo, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| San Bernardino Valley College | |
San Bernardino, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 17 |
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| San Diego City College | |
San Diego, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 20 |
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| San Diego Mesa College | |
San Diego, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 9 |
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| San Diego Miramar College | |
San Diego, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| San Joaquin Delta College | |
Stockton, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 5 |
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| San Jose City College | |
San Jose, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Santa Ana College | |
Santa Ana, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 14 |
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| Santa Barbara City College | |
Santa Barbara, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 2 |
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| Santa Rosa Junior College | |
Santa Rosa, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 24 |
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| Shasta College | |
Redding, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 15 |
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| Sierra College | |
Rocklin, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 11 |
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| Southwestern College | |
Chula Vista, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 13 |
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| Taft College | |
Taft, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Ventura College | |
Ventura, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| Victor Valley College | |
Victorville, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 18 |
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| West Hills College - Coalinga | |
Coalinga, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 22 |
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| West Hills College - Lemoore | |
Lemoore, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 1 |
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| West Valley College | |
Saratoga, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 3 |
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| Woodland Community College | |
Woodland, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 4 |
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| Yuba College | |
Marysville, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 18 |
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Career Colleges
| Abram Friedman Occupational Center | |
Los Angeles, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 31 |
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| American Auto Institute | |
Gardena, CA
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| Central Coast College | |
Salinas, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 30 |
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| Computer Tutor Business and Technical Institute | |
Modesto, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 21 |
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| Empire College School of Business | |
Santa Rosa, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 16 |
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| Everest College - Alhambra | |
Alhambra, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 24 |
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| ICDC College | |
Los Angeles, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 46 |
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| Institute of Technology Inc | |
Clovis, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 31 |
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| Martinez Adult Education | |
Martinez, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 22 |
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| Milan Institute-Visalia | |
Visalia, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 11 |
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| Mti Business College Inc | |
Stockton, CA
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| San Diego Continuing Education | |
San Diego, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 17 |
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| Summit College | |
Colton, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 44 |
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| Techskills of Sacramento | |
Sacramento, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 18 |
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| Twin Rivers Adult School | |
North Highlands, CA
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| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | |
Ventura, CA
| Students That Completed This Program: 14 |
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Source: IPEDS Survey 2008-2011: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.; BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook 2011; O*NET 2011
