Accounting

Are you interested in money management and the behind-the-scenes details that make a business successful? If you are detail-oriented, financially minded, and business savvy, a career in accounting and finance might be the perfect fit for you!

Allan Hancock College’s industry-focused accounting degree and certificates give students the skills and real-life understanding they need to be able to financially manage a business with confidence. Accounting students learn how to measure the profitability and solvency of a business, while learning traditional financial, managerial, and tax accounting techniques.

Coursework has an emphasis on the fundamentals and progresses through the building blocks needed for a career in accounting. The program prepares students for both entry level positions and professional advancement in public, private, and governmental accounting. Bookkeeping students learn the skills they need to become general ledger and payroll professionals, such as learning payroll and bookkeeping techniques, while mastering industry-standard software like Intuit, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Excel.

Degrees in Accounting can lead to your career as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Fraud Examiner, Licensed Stockbroker, as well as many other paths within the accounting and finance industry. 

This program will help you to:

• read and understand financial statements
• manage the cash flow of a business
• begin preparing income tax returns
• record and report a company’s payroll
• use Excel and QuickBooks software
• budget financial resources in uncertain times
• analyze costs as business conditions change
• prepare a cost analysis for a manufacturing company
• be confident in your ability to financially manage a business

To view the program requirements and suggested course sequences for the degrees and/or certificates available for this program, please visit the course catalog.

Programs you may also be interested in exploring:

• Agribusiness 
• Business
• Mathematics 

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