Pamela G. Branham
Economics
Assessment #1

I am pursuing an Associate’s degree in the Administrative Professional program at NWTC. I have worked in this field about 10 years and enjoy it very much. I recently moved to Green Bay, WI 4 years ago October 30th of this year. I have had the hardest time finding a job in this field here without my associate’s degree regardless of my experience. This is why I decided to come back to school.

My economic cost is working part time 36 hours a week most likely making 9 dollars an hour without my degree. I would be making about 15,500 dollars a year. My school loans are about 10,000 a year and I plan to be in school for three years adding up to 30,000 for three year of. I would not be able to work full time because I am a single mother of two my youngest is just starting school. My son will start school full time in two year and that is when I will I go back to work full time. My opportunity cost is 47,000 a year (Labor, 2012) with my degree and experience.

There are many skills need to be an administrative professional here are a couple I feel is a must technology skills, communication skills, organizational skills, and time management skills. To acquire these necessary skills you must be educated in the area rather it be school or training classes. There are many position I could peruse with this degree for example the front office of a school, in a daycare, a cooperate office. Almost every business has a specific person who takes care of mast of the paper work. For me, my dream is to open my own print shop where I would specialize in contracts, advertisement, party invitations, etc.

A student should do their best to pay their student loans back when finding a job you should set aside a certain amount every pay check. If you find yourself in a dead end job with a college degree you need to do some research and find out where you went wrong and seek advice on what direction you should go to pursue your career. When taking student loan be sure you are taking the minimum you need. You do not want to been paying student loans forever. Make sure you read over all loan agreements and make sure you are making the beast decision based on your circumstances

Citations

Labor, U. S. (2012, May). http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436011.htm#%282%29. Retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics.