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When you add it all up, 91茄子's Para-Accounting study program will best prepare you for an entry-level career in the field of accounting. This program awards successful candidates an Associate of Applied Science degree that will quickly send you into the profit-oriented and/or not-for-profit business world. In those environments, you鈥檒l be able to analyze, communicate, distinguish, record and summarize economic events.
With local businesses on the advisory board, the program offers internships for a taste of what work in this field will be like. A modern computer lab for accounting classes and easy access to instructors are the most attractive features of this program.
You鈥檒l be well prepared for jobs in such areas as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, account processing, general ledger, and clerks. This program stresses fluency in oral and written communication. Most students enter the accounting field immediately after completing the two-year program. The program offers advanced accounting computer courses allowing students to seek advanced level employment in government offices, public accounting firms, and general businesses.
Students who complete this AAS degree will have earned an Accounting Technician diploma by completion.
Job Outlook
188 regional jobs Jobs (2025)
-8.7% change from 2025-2026
Wage聽and employment data are from聽Lightcast (Q2 2026 data set), timeframe聽2024鈥�2025.
What will you do
The Para-Accounting program is designed to place students into the workforce upon completion of the two-year degree. Para-accountants provide many accounting, auditing, or tax services under the direct supervision of an accountant. This program will prepare students to locate employment in the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or payroll areas.
Wages
- Entry: $15.21
- Median: $23.67
- Experienced: $28.75
First Semester | ||||
| ACC 121聽-聽Principles of Accounting I | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| CSC 116聽-聽Information Computing | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| BUS 102聽-聽Introduction to Business | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| MAT 711聽-聽Business and Financial Mathematics | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| ENG 105聽-聽Composition I | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 15.0 Credits | ||||
Second Semester | ||||
| ACC 122聽-聽Principles of Accounting II | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| ACC 161聽-聽Payroll Accounting | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| ACC 311聽-聽Computer Accounting | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| FIN 121聽-聽Personal Finance | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| SPC 122聽-聽Interpersonal Communication | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 15.0 Credits | ||||
Third Semester | ||||
| ACC 211聽-聽Intermediate Accounting I | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| BUS 185聽-聽Business Law I | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| ACC 251聽-聽Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| PHI 142聽-聽Ethics in Business | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| ECN 110聽-聽Introduction to Economics | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 15.0 Credits | ||||
Fourth Semester | ||||
| ACC 221聽-聽Cost Accounting | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| ACC 261聽-聽Income Tax Accounting | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| BUS 121聽-聽Business Communications | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| MGT 195聽-聽Workplace Empowerment | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
| BUS 130聽-聽Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 15.0 Credits | ||||
Total Semester Hours Required: 60.0 | ||||
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Program Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the program students will:
- Identify the major disciplines of business.
- Apply knowledge of governmental and nonprofit accounting practices.
- Demonstrate use of general accounting principles as they apply to routine business transactions.
- Explain the use of the American legal system and ethics as they relate to business.
- Explain the forces of supply and demand as they relate to business and the economy.
- Employ the use of computers in business and accounting.
- Recognize accounting and business job opportunities within the current workplace environment and apply job search techniques.
- Apply knowledge and skills to real world experiences.
- Apply knowledge of payroll accounting practices.
- Apply knowledge of income taxes and their preparation.
Program Disclaimers
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