l & s computer tutors

L & S Computer Tutors, Inc

Licensed NYS Proprietary Business School

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOKKEEPING

Sharpen your pencil for this intensive 112-hour bookkeeping course. You will learn key accounting principles that will enable you to set up a company’s books, post transactions, track payables and receivables, make adjusting entries, and prepare financial statements. We will also discuss requirements for collecting and filing sales tax in New York State, payroll processing, making payroll tax payments, and preparing Federal and New York State payroll tax returns. We will then tie all of these concepts together using QuickBooks - the most popular bookkeeping program in use by businesses today. Every business needs to track its income and expenses, so there are positions available in a wide range of business settings. Work as a payroll clerk, accounts receivable/payable clerk, or as a general bookkeeper. This would be an excellent course for someone aspiring to be an office manager because they typically need to know how to perform bookkeeping procedures.

Increase your hiring potential by taking the National Registered Bookkeeper Exam upon graduation.

Prerequisites: high school diploma or GED, competency with Excel, computer literacy

Office Skills

While clerical skills are the main focus in this 96-hour course, computer basics and word processing are also covered. This is a great class for the beginner – someone who has either never worked before or someone who wants to break into the clerical field. Some of our students take “Office Skills” as a precursor to one of our more in-depth courses in order to provide a more comprehensive training experience. Course content includes: keyboarding, mail handling procedures, office protocol, telephone reception, document filing, task prioritizing, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, business letter setup, basic computer operation, word processing with Word, calculator skills and business math applications.

COMPUTERS AND OFFICE TECHNOLOGY

This is a comprehensive 192-hour course with concentrations in both clerical and computer skills. This course will prepare students for employment in general office settings as well as for clerical civil service exams. The clerical components of the course are: keyboarding, document filing, business letter setup, record keeping, punctuation, and grammar. The computer skills components are: Windows, Word, Excel, WordPerfect, and data entry. This course also contains a segment in job development – using the Internet to perform job searches, practical interviewing tips, and classroom discussions about the job search process.

Prerequisite: minimum keyboarding 20 wpm

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

This 128 hour course immerses the student in the most common computer applications. Begin with an introduction to Windows, create detailed documents with Word and WordPerfect, design spreadsheets with Excel, create slide presentations with PowerPoint, and design databases with Access. This course has a wide range of applications. It would be appropriate for a clerical worker who wants to qualify as an administrative assistant or secretary. It would also be an excellent complement for the student who needs to know how to use these programs to perform their job more efficiently. They could range anywhere from a financial manager, legal secretary, sales representative, or loan officer.

MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING

Medical Office Procedures is a very intensive/comprehensive 128-hour course designed to prepare students for an entry-level position in one of the most in-demand occupations in this region – medical billing and coding. Students will learn to do many of the functions performed in a medical office. They will learn to use “Medisoft” – medical office software to set appointments, enter patient data, prepare patient billing, and process insurance claim forms. Students will also learn medical terminology, human anatomy, how to assign diagnostic and procedural codes from the CPT and ICD-9 codebooks, gain an understanding of the various types of health insurance companies, and process health insurance claim forms. Graduates can find work in a variety of medical settings: physician’s offices, health insurance companies, outpatient facilities, and hospitals.

Increase your hiring potential by taking the National Billing and Coding Specialist Exam upon graduation.

Prerequisites: high school diploma or GED, minimum keyboarding speed of 25wpm, computer literacy

What if I don’t need a whole program?

That’s fine. We offer a large variety of individual classes for those that don’t need to take a whole program. Maybe you’re a bookkeeper that needs to learn QuickBooks in order to keep up with the times. Or perhaps you are proficient in Word and Excel but there is a greater demand for Access and PowerPoint in the job market. We can accommodate most requests for individual classes. For further information call our Poughkeepsie school at (845) 473-6544 or our Kingston school at (845) 331-7740.

THE FACULTY

Kingston PHONE 845-331-7740

Michelle Langer, Executive Director

Victoria Gore, Director and Teacher (2002)

Dawn Miller, Teacher (1990) MOUS Certified

Nicole Andrews, Teacher and Placement Coordinator (2003)

Poughkeepsie PHONE 845-473-6544

Michelle Langer, Director (1989)

Susan Moschen, Teacher (1992)

Betty Mathews, Teacher ( 2000)

Michele Bockelmann, Teacher and Placement Coordinator(2001)

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