Accounting
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Accounting consistently ranks as one of the top career opportunities in business. Business managers, investors, creditors, and government agencies rely on accurate and complete financial statements so that they can make good decisions and evaluate performance. Employers expect managers in all areas of the company to be financially literate.
Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the accounting field’s movement to the International Financial Reporting standards will ensure continued job growth for accountants with current skills.
Students who complete this program will have a conceptual and practical knowledge of financial accounting, auditing, managerial accounting, tax accounting, non-profit accounting, and governmental accounting.
Programs and Certificates
Accreditation
The Accounting AAS degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business
Schools and Programs (ACBSP), demonstrating it has met standards of business education
that promote teaching excellence.