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While our campuses remained closed to most students/staff, many services and supports are offered online via our COVID-19 Information Centre.
Please Note: Office Administration – Executive is also offered in person.
Administrative professionals are the backbone of the modern office environment. From productivity and software expertise to managing complex projects, administrative professionals are valued and indispensable business generalists.
Centennial College’s Office Administration - Executive program will prepare you, in just two years, to execute a range of duties performed by executive assistants who work with upper level management in today's technologically advanced workplaces.
Through simulated class lessons and a two-day-per-week field placement in the final semester (with companies such as KPMG, Bombardier and non-profit organizations), you'll gain practical experience.
You'll also develop essential office and business skills in:
Members of executive teams and senior management depend on graduates of this business diploma program to demonstrate exceptional technical and communication skills.
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GNED | General Education Elective |
| KEYS-104 | Keyboarding 4 |
| OAEX-244 | Computerized Bookkeeping |
| OAEX-255 | Executive Office Procedures 2 |
| OAEX-256 | Project Management for Administrative Professionals |
| OAGN-262 | Field Placement |
Qualified graduates of the Office Administration - Executive program may be eligible to participate in an articulated program with select universities, institutes and professional associations. These partnerships allow you to apply academic credit towards further study.
Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
| University | Degree |
|---|---|
| Athabasca University | Bachelor of Professional Arts - Communication Studies |
| Davenport University | Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business |
| Ontario Institute of Technology, University of | Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), bridge |
| Royal Roads University | Bachelor of Business Administration - Sustainability and International Business |
Please visit our website at www.centennialcollege.ca/admissions/applying/education-pathways/outbound-pathways for more information on articulation agreements.
The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) is proud to recognize Centennial College for enhancing the knowledge and recognition of office and administrative professionals world-wide. The Office Administration General and Executive programs are aligned with the IAAP Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) Body of Knowledge.
Note:
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Second Career Strategy, please apply at the Employment Training Centre for Second Career (Progress Campus). Second Career Strategy is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Second Career Strategy.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $95 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
Domestic Students
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
International Students
If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS).
For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2020.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $839.54 | $3,560.54 |
| International | $14,937.50 | $1,348.54 | $16,286.04 |
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