Cert in Accounting

This programme prepares students to collect, verify, and manage financial data. Coursework covers recording transactions, preparing financial statements, budgeting, payroll operations, management accounting, non-profit accounting, personal tax, cash flow analysis, internal controls, and financial management. The programme totals 1,155 hours of instruction, including a six-week internship that gives students hands-on experience in an accounting workplace. Classes are delivered online, two evenings per week from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The credential awarded is an Attestation d'études collégiales (AEC), a short-cycle college training certificate. Admission requires a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) or an equivalent diploma, plus one additional condition such as an interruption of full-time studies for at least two consecutive sessions, completion of prior post-secondary studies, or holding a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP).