Accounting
Delivery: A mix of daytime, evening and online courses
Start: Fall, Spring, or Summer, Full- or Part-Time
Accounting — Associate in Applied Science Degree (64 credits)
Accountant — Diploma (45 credits)
Accounting Technician — Occupational Certificate (30 credits)
Accounting Clerk — Certificate (9 credits)
Century's comprehensive program offers you an overview of the profession, from accounting practice fundamentals to advanced accounting principles. It offers the opportunity to study the basics of accounting or continue on and study more advanced accounting principles. Century's accounting program prepares you for a variety of positions, from an entry-level job as a clerk to a manager in an accounts payable, accounts receivable or payroll department. This is important because the professionals who have the skills and abilities to do a wider range of bookkeeping and accounting activities will be in greater demand than specialized clerks.
Billing clerks
Bookkeeping and accounting clerks
- Billing clerk
Average Wage: $17.43/hour
Top Earners: $23.03/hour
- Bookkeeping and accounting clerks
Average Wage: $18.24/hour
Top Earners: $24.81/hour
(seven county metro area - www.iseek.org)
Proficiency in keyboarding (30 WPM or OFFT 1001)
- Introduction to Accounting
- Payroll Procedures
- Computerized Accounting Applications
- Federal Income Taxation
- Managerial Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting
- Professional Issues in Accounting
- Introduction to Business