Ball State University (BSU) - Administrative Assistant
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 Indiana schools that offer an administrative assistant degree. Students at Ball State University who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- 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 Ball State University for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Overall
| Total | |
|---|---|
All Students | 85 |
By Gender
| Total | |
|---|---|
Male | 85 |
Female | - |
By Race
| Total | |
|---|---|
American Indian | 1 |
Black | 18 |
Asian | - |
Hispanic | 6 |
White | 54 |
Unknown | 4 |
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
- Total Employment: 460
- Average Annual Salary: $38,420
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.47
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 211
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 145%
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
- Total Employment: 460
- Average Annual Salary: $29,920
- Average Hourly Rate: $14.38
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 211
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 71%
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 Indiana
- 4-Year Colleges and Universities
- Career Colleges
4-Year Colleges and Universities
| Harrison College - Indianapolis | |
Indianapolis, IN
| Students That Completed This Program: 13 |
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| International Business College | |
Fort Wayne, IN
| Students That Completed This Program: 8 |
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| Vincennes University | |
Vincennes, IN
| Students That Completed This Program: 33 |
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Career Colleges
| College of Court Reporting Inc | |
Hobart, IN
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