ProgramCIP 52.0402

Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, conference and meeting recording, report preparation, office equipment and procedures, office supervisory skills, and professional standards and legal requirements.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).