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Academic year: 2027-2028

Business Software Essentials - Certificate

Program Code: 611062

Learn to use office software and receive training for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam.

Delivery

  • Day
  • Evening
  • Full-time
  • Online
  • Part-time

Explore Locations

This program is offered at:
  • Green Bay
  • Marinette
  • Sturgeon Bay

Program Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition: $940, Books: $0, Supplies: $0

Total Approximate Costs
$940
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Curriculum

Students following the study plan below will complete the Business Software Essentials Pathway Certificate in the number of semesters shown.

8 Week 1

8 Week 2
Total Credits 3

Course Descriptions

MS Excel Intro
10103131

Creating worksheets; enter data, make modifications, work with formulas and functions, create and enhance charts, manage data, transform data, conditional formatting, importing/exporting data, introduction to PivotTables and PivotCharts.

Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
MS Excel Part 2
10103132

Covers working with data tools, advanced formatting techniques, advanced functions, evaluating formulas, collaboration tools, data validation, form controls, macros, working with templates, and collaborating with multiple Excel users. (Pre-req: 10-103-131, MS Excel Intro)

Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Power BI
10103175

Power BI (Business Intelligence). This course provides an introduction and exploration of business analysis tools utilized in connecting, aggregating, and visualizing data from multiple sources to quickly summarize data. You will learn how to extract, transform, and load data, build a data model using modeling features, creating proper relationships, and design considerations. (Prerequisite: 10-103-132, MS Excel Part 2 or you are accepted into the Data Analytics Visualization Certificate)

Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Source: https://nwtc.edu/academics-and-training/business-software-essentials