{"id":42155,"date":"2014-08-28T20:44:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T00:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=42155"},"modified":"2014-08-28T20:44:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T00:44:31","slug":"baker-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/baker-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker revamps Administrative Professional program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baker College of Owosso<!--more--><br \/>\nBaker College of Owosso has given its administrative professional program a transformation to better align with the duties of modern-day employment opportunities.<br \/>\nAlthough commonly associated with routine clerical support and a belief that the positions are altogether disappearing, today\u2019s administrative professionals handle complex business functions and a great deal of responsibility in a field that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow 12 percent between 2012 and 2022.<br \/>\n\u201cThis business-driven program has been tailored to better meet the needs of employers in the current competitive work environment,\u201d said Aaron J. Maike, Baker College of Owosso president. \u201cMuch more is required of administrative professionals today. They may be involved in project management, working with integrated computer software applications, or organizing and overseeing top management schedules and events. Our updated curriculum reflects these broad areas of involvement.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Baker College administrative professional associate degree program prepares students with necessary skills in project management, accounting, organization and scheduling, internet\/intranet communications and research, document preparation, customer service and public relations.<br \/>\nThe new curriculum incudes more program-specific classes and fewer general business classes. Classes that have been added to the program requirements include workplace technology, workplace management, business communication and intermediate spreadsheets.<br \/>\nThe Baker College program is designed for those who wish to enter the administrative support field, as well as for those already employed who want additional training. Enrollment is open for fall quarter with classes beginning Monday, Sept. 29.<br \/>\nMaike said that Baker College routinely evaluates its programs to ensure graduates are provided the necessary training and education to meet employers\u2019 demands.<br \/>\nFor more information about the administrative professional program, contact Mike Konopacke in the Baker College of Owosso admissions office at 989.729.3350 or mike.konopacke@baker.edu. Financial assistance is available to students, including scholarships, grants, low-interest loans and work-study programs. Students may schedule an appointment via the Baker College website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baker.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.baker.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a nonprofit higher education institution, serving more than 35,000 students on 12 campuses and in three satellite locations. Baker grants certificates and associate, bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in business, health sciences, education and human services, and various technical fields, as well as a doctorate of business administration. As a career college, the Baker College system is pleased to report that 97 percent of its available graduates are employed. For more information about Baker College, please check out our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baker.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.baker.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baker College of Owosso<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}