Business Technology Program Fact Sheet

What is Business Technology?	The Business Technology program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students to provide office support within a variety of businesses. Knowledge of office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other procedures and terminology are covered in this program. Sample of reported job titles: Office Services Specialist • Executive Assistant • Office Manager • Digital Media Planner • Digital Marketing Strategist • Social Media Specialist • Member Services Representative • Medical Receptionist • Human Resources Assistant • Human Resources Associate • Project Management Specialist Tasks: Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software. Conduct research, compile data, and prepare documents for consideration and presentation by executives, committees, and boards of directors. Attend meetings to record minutes. Customer service skills. Assisting Human Resources with hiring and onboarding new employees. Following procedures and regulations to organize information or data in a business setting. Manage tracking and reporting of search-related activities and provide analyses to marketing executives.
Degree and Certificates	Business Technology, AAS with a specialization in Office Management, Project Management, Human Resources, or Social Media Business Technology, Diploma Human Resources Assistant, Certificate Medical Billing Clerk, Certificate Medical Front Office, Certificate Microsoft Excel Application Professional, Certificate Microsoft Office Application Professional, Certificate Project Management Assistant, Certificate Social Media Specialist, Certificate
Prerequisite Courses	Degree level proficiency required to take degree level General Education courses. Please refer to course descriptions in the online catalog for specific prerequisites. Diploma level proficiency required to take diploma level General Education courses. FYES 1000 (prerequisite for most BUSN courses)
Semester Program Begins	Spring, summer or fall semester
Suggested First Classes for Degree	FYES 1000 ENGL 1101 One course from General Education Area II and One course from General Education Area III
Suggested First Classes for Diploma	FYES 1000 MATH 1012 ENGL 1010 ALHS 1090
Application Process	Applicants to the Business Technology program must meet all Admission requirements: complete an application and pay the application fee. Individuals apply to Gwinnett Technical College at GwinnettTech.edu, submit all transcripts from high school and previous college work, and take the ACCUPLACER test, if required.
Program Deadlines	You may enter in fall, spring, or summer semester
For more information, contact:	Charlene Clark, program director, cclark@GwinnettTech.edu , 678.226.6668. Building A Room 210
For admission and enrollment, contact:	Enrollment Support Center in Building A at the Lawrenceville campus, or Building A-NF at the Alpharetta-North Fulton campus, or email the Business Sciences team at BusinessTeam@GwinnettTech.edu.

Quick Facts

(This data was compiled from www.onetonline.net.)

Title	Outlook	Median Pay
Executive Assistants	(2023-2033) No change	$63,300 annual
Management Analysts	Much faster than average - 7% or higher	$56,400 annual
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialist	6% - 8% growth	$76,240 annual
Human Resources Assistants	3.3% growth	$39,300 annual
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Support Workers	9% growth	$64,430 annual

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