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Program Title:

Accounting Careers

Award Type:

Diploma

Award Name, Number and Location:

Accounting Technician (BP/EP)

Award Description:

The accounting technician is a key member in the accounting department who specializes in a certain area of preparing and maintaining the business records. You may be assigned to the accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll or other accounting areas. Skills in journaling and posting transactions, preparing financial reports or in the preparation of payroll records are necessary. Accounting technicians must be able to use computerized accounting software, spreadsheets, word processing and other data information software. Individuals entering this field must be team players who display a willingness to share their specialized knowledge with other accounting areas.

Career Opportunities:

Accounting Technicians will find high employment demand in both the private and public sectors of business. Large organizations often seek accounting individuals to become specialists in their accounting department. This rapidly growing specialization trend focuses on employing highly trained accounting technicians who can deal with complex problems in their area of expertise.

Technical Studies Required:

20 Credits

ACCT1100	Principles of Accounting I	4
ACCT1105	Principles of Accounting II	4
ACCT1111	Payroll Accounting	3
ACCT1125	Excel 2007	3
ACCT1130	Computerized Accounting	3
	or
ACCT1135	QuickBooks	3
ACCT1145	Business Law for Accountants	3

General Education Required:

6 Credits

COMM2050	Interpersonal Communication	3
	or
COMM2060	Small Group Communication	3
	or
COMM2130	Public Speaking	3
PHIL2200	Ethics	3

General Education Electives:

0 Credits

Technical Studies Electives:

6 Credits

Any ACCT, BUSN or CCIS course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.

Total DiplomaCredits 32

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