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Accounting Technician
Program Overview

Degrees / Certificates Offered:

Certificate - Accounting Assistant

Associate in Applied Science - Accounting Technician

This program typically starts in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Quarters

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Program Description
The Accounting program prepares students with the necessary technical and professional skills to obtain employment in the accounting field. Students can earn a certificate or associate degree. The successful Accounting Assistant certificate graduate will be able to analyze financial transactions, use various types of office machines, and process transactions using both manual and computerized systems. Accounting assistants may seek employment in the area of accounts receivable, accounts payable, or payroll.

To be successful, accounting students should have an aptitude for working with numbers, be detail oriented, and have the ability to concentrate and communicate. Jobs in the area of accounting afford many opportunities for challenging and rewarding work. Accounting students are eligible to join the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) or the North Cascades Chapter of American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA)

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Students meet with and are advised by their program advisor to plan and schedule classes. Many classes are sequential and have prerequisites. A schedule of course offerings can be obtained from program advisors.

It is estimated that a full-time student can complete Accounting Assistant in three quarters and Accounting Technician in five quarters. Because not all courses are offered every quarter, completion times may vary depending on which quarter the student first enrolls.

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Students may apply for an Associate in Applied Science degree or an Associate in Applied Science - Transfer degree or a Certificate upon completion and verification of all requirements and standards. In order to earn an Accounting degree or certificate, students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average with no course grade below C (2.0). Students may successfully challenge CAP 101, Introduction to Computers, by passing the three IC3 Certification tests.

For more information see Requirements and Standards and Application Procedures

Program Outcomes
The Accounting Technician degree prepares students to seek employment in public, private, and/or governmental entities as accounting clerks, accounting technicians, bookkeepers, accounting support personnel, or payroll assistants. Graduates of Accounting will be able to demonstrate with 80% accuracy effective skills using computerized accounting software, computing payrolls, payroll taxes, tax forms and the ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in locating and correcting errors made to the financial records of a business. In a three minute timing, with a one error limit, graduates will demonstrate effective 10-key skills. With a three error limit, graduates will demonstrate basic keyboarding at 35 nwpm.

Application & Registration
Students may enroll in Accounting at the start of each quarter. Admission is offered on a space available basis. Students may enroll full-time or part-time.

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