This program is designed to train the graduate for an entry-level career in the bookkeeping field. The graduate may work as an Accounts Receivables/Accounts Payables Clerk, Bookkeeper, Payroll Clerk, Accountant's Assistant, or Inventory Control clerk. The graduate of this program should possess advanced bookkeeping skills, familiarity with computerized bookkeeping systems, basic office skills, many end-user computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook). They will also have a solid foundation in business math and English as well as intermediate typing skills (approximately 30 words per minute). The graduate will also be well prepared for the job search and will qualify to sit for National Certification as a Registered Bookkeeper.
Graduates of the Accounting program can transfer all of their credits into our Associate Degree in Business program and complete their Associate Degree in only three additional quarters (daytime). Graduates of the Accounting program can also sit for the Registered Bookkeepers examination that is given at the college at the beginning of each quarter. The Bookkeeper examination is online and results are immediate.
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