Cert in Accounting and Related Services

This certificate builds practical bookkeeping and accounting skills over two semesters of study. It is aimed at people who want to enter business roles handling day-to-day accounting tasks. Students work with spreadsheet software, QuickBooks and tax preparation tools, and study accounting theory, payroll, business communication and small business taxes. The final course can be a volunteer tax assistance course or an accounting work experience. The college notes that the timeline assumes full-time attendance, so part-time students may take longer. Those wanting a long-term accounting career are pointed toward the associate degree in business administration.