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Business Technologies
Meet the Instructors
 Catherine Shanahan, LT
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 Sharon Bogere
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Program & Course Information
BT students earn certifications in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access, as well as the OSHA 10-hour Safety Certification. Additional certification is available for Google Data Analytics.
Core Topics:
- Accounting (with an articulation agreement with Nichols College)
- Computerized Accounting (QuickBooks)
- Web Page Development (HTML)
- Business Communications
- Business Management & Operations
- Finance & Investing
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing & Social Media Marketing
- Data Analytics (Google Certificate available)
- Project & Event Management
- Financial Literacy
- Office Procedures
In addition to:
- Each student workstation in the back lab is outfitted with dual monitors, glass privacy panels and an individual file cabinet.
- Microsoft Certifications are offered in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook
- The business students manage Aztec Wishes, a holiday community service project, for needy children in Marlborough and Hudson.
- TD Bank WOW! Zone is a financial literacy program taught by banking professionals.
Technical & Professional Career Opportunities
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DIRECT ENTRY INTO WORKFORCE
Starting Salary: $35,000
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UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Starting Salary: $75,000
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POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE/LICENSE
Starting Salary: $45,000
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ADVANCED CAREERS
Starting Salary: $100,000
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JOB GROWTH
Employment in the business industry is projected to grow 10% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations.
Resources, Files & Links for Students
PAGE CONTACTS & RESOURCES
PAGE CONTACTS & RESOURCES
Gayle Ripley, Vocational Office Administrative Assistant
GRipley@assabet.org
GRipley@assabet.org
Highlights
Highlights
From a Fortune 500 company to an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up, the Business Technology (BT) shop prepares students for a career in the sophisticated, ever-changing world of business. This program is ideal for a student who aspires to discover and harness their inner talents while becoming a well-rounded young professional leader gaining skills to be self-disciplined, analytical, and creative.
Students experience the business environment through field trips, guest speakers, live work, junior/senior cooperative opportunities, developing a business plan, and facilitating the annual Aztec Wishes holiday gift drive benefiting more than 75 to 100 local families for 25+ years.