Accounting (AAS)

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Accounting program is designed to provide fundamental skills for individuals planning to enter the field of accounting.

Possible entry-level jobs for this program include accounting clerk, accounts payable/receivable clerk, claims clerk, payroll clerk, credit clerk, bookkeeper, accounting intern, tax preparation or comparable positions.

This program may prepare students for certification in Certified Bookkeeper (CB), Enrolled Agent (EA), and Certified Payroll Professional (CPP).

Certificates of Completion (CCL) in Accounting and Enrolled Agent are available.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Apply effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills.
• Use basic mathematics and accounting principles to report the financial position of an organization.
• Apply current technology to specific business tasks.
• Evaluate the legal, ethical and social implications of business decisions and their impact on various individuals, groups and societies.
• Demonstrate critical thinking through written and oral formats.
• Apply functions of modern business, including business principles, marketing, labor relations, and risk to business situations.
• Apply principles and practices of accounting to analyze and interpret general purpose financial statements.
• Apply basic rules of financial accounting to business transactions.
• Apply basic rules of managerial accounting to business decision making.
• Apply appropriate procedures to prepare individual, partnership, and corporate taxes, including tax reporting for income, payroll, sales, and personal property.
• Demonstrate an understanding of compliance in accounting, reporting and tax.