Ready to Realize your Potential
Are you business-minded? Are you ambitious, determined and motivated to succeed? Do you have big ideas for future achievements?
Our business and office administration programs can give you a foundation to pursue your big ideas, to keep the work of an office moving, or to launch you to a degree. If you’re fuelled by the rhythm of an efficient and effective workplace, ambitious, determined and motivated to succeed, you can get on the track to a rewarding career in the fast-paced, competitive business world at Lethbridge Polytechnic.
With affordable tuition, small class sizes, transferable courses and flexible delivery methods, you can achieve your personal and professional goals in a way that works for you. You can start here and go anywhere.
WIL
Work Integrated Learning – an opportunity to work with real businesses and organizations to apply the skills you learn in our programs
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The number of new administrative assistant positions forecast to be created in Alberta in the next five years
Career Paths
Students in our business or administration programs have found success in the following careers:
- Accounting And Taxation
- Agri-Business
- Banking And Financial Services
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Project And Retail Management
- Start and/or Run your own business
Wondering if a career in business or administration is right for you?
Our programs will open doors to many opportunities – business and administration for sure, but it is also a foundation to any career you pursue! Join a long and proud list of business and administration alumni and turn your passion into a rewarding career by starting at Lethbridge Polytechnic.
Consider Business and Administration if you:
- are interested in accounting, management, administration or running your own business
- are ambitious, organized and motivated to succeed
- care about the details and enjoy working with people
- want the flexibility to enter the workplace or continue to university after graduation
Realize your professional potential with our Business and Administrative programs.
At Lethbridge Polytechnic, you’ll get the classroom theory and hands-on experience needed to translate your ideas into action. Those experiences – as well as work-integrated learning opportunities – can lead straight to rewarding careers.
Administrative Office Professional
One-year Certificate
For you, it’s all about the details. And in the one-year Administrative Office Professional program, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge you need to be the detail-oriented backbone of the workplace. When you successfully complete the program, you’ll have the skills you need to excel in the office. In our small classes taught by experienced instructors who have been in the positions you aspire to, you’ll learn everything it takes to keep the office running smoothly, from bookkeeping to office procedures, to conference planning and more.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2)
Business Administration - Accounting Major
Two-year Diploma
Do you enjoy numbers, efficiency and problem solving? Do you want to be successful in all kinds of ventures? Take your first step towards a successful career of accountability in a variety of industries.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2)
Business Administration - Management Major
Two-year Diploma
Does the thought of pushing people to become their best excite you? A business needs the best to succeed, and they need your skills to get there. At Lethbridge Polytechnic, be ready for a successful career helping businesses and people excel.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2)
Business Administration - Business Operations Major
Two-year Diploma
Are you interested in how businesses function? Are you passionate about relationships? Take your first step toward a successful career in a range of sectors and industries with a Business Administration – Business Operations diploma from Lethbridge Polytechnic.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2)
Medical Office Assistant and Unit Clerk
20-week Certificate
As a medical office assistant and unit clerk, you’ll play a vital role in managing the flow of communication within the health-care setting. This includes transcribing and processing health-care orders, communicating as part of the multidisciplinary team, and managing patient records.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2)