Cert in Accounting and Related Services

The Accounting Certificate of Achievement trains students for beginning jobs in accounting. It focuses on practical bookkeeping knowledge and on software skills in QuickBooks and Excel. The core covers accounting procedures, financial and managerial accounting, spreadsheets for accounting and QuickBooks. Students then select electives from topics such as payroll, governmental and nonprofit accounting, international accounting, financial statement analysis, ethics, income taxes, business law and business communications. The catalog lists accounting clerk, staff accountant and human resources assistant as typical destinations. Learning outcomes emphasize preparing financial statements, understanding the legal setting of business, applying information technology and communicating effectively. Students looking for a longer path can continue into the associate degree in accounting, which builds on the same core courses and adds general education.