Which Community College program is better for Office work?

Question

I am weighing my schooling options here (both have equal amount of insane debt):

Which do office professionals prefer for receptionist/switchboard/office secretary/registrar/data entry professions?

Office Assistant Diploma (one year program)
Administrative Assistant Degree (2 year program)
Office Assistant Diploma(one year program) + Human Resources Certificate (1 semester of 8 courses)

The Administrative Assistant Degree would be my school's equivalent to a Business Administrative Associate.

Office Assistant Diploma (which I will have this December):

Business Professionalism
Intro to Computer Bus Apps
Business Editing
Electronic Records Systems
Business Math
Intro to Word Processing
Document Formatting
Advanced Word Processing
Information Processing (learned dictation & transcription)
Intro to Accounting
Office Procedures & Concepts
Intermediate Computer Bus Apps
Human Relations in Mgmt
General Psychology
Integrated Computer Bus Apps
Business Communications

Human Resources Certificate Courses:

Principles of Mgmt
Work Habits & Absenteeism
Human Relations in Mgmt
Training & Employee Development
Human Resource Mgmt
Wage & Salary Administration
Business Law I


Administrative Assistant Degree:
(Office Diploma + these courses):

Admin Office Applications
Desktop Publishing
Office Mgmt
PowerPoint Multimedia
Internship

Answer 1

Can you provide links to the actual courses being offered? Sometimes the titles sound good but the content is poor.
(I work in an office and have done entry level work before).

Addition:
The one that is the equivalent to the Business Administrative Associate is far more thorough. It never hurts to know MS Excel either these days. I was really surprised at how many entry level jobs require it.

Answer 2

Go for the two-year program. If it comes with an actual degree instead of just a certificate, it will open many more doors for you. You could always go back later to further a two-year degree, but there's not really anything you can do to further a certificate.

Good luck.

I did two certificate programs at a local college. I wish I had just went ahead and gone for an actual degree.

Answer 3

Most community colleges in California are separated by geography. Meaning, for the most part, you just end up in the college you live near- not like New York City, where you have a choice of schools. Where will you be living? It's a big state.

Answer 4

Why not just go for a Business Administration Associates? Stay away from the specialized compartment degrees. This opens you up to many more better opportunities.