AccountingCertificate of AchievementAS Degree

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Community of interest
Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
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Certificate of Achievement
Program code
01308.00CA
Department
Accounting
CIP code
52.0302: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
TOP code
0502.00 - Accounting*
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Program Snapshot

Community of interest
BCAD Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
Award
Certificate of Achievement
Program code
01308.00CA
Department
Accounting
CIP code
52.0302: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
TOP code
0502.00 - Accounting*

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Accounting
Certificate of Achievement — expand to learn about this award

A career-aligned credential built around a specific field of study or area of emphasis. Faster to complete than a degree, and the coursework typically stacks into a related AS or AA later if you choose to continue.

See the 2026-27 Catalog for official program details

Semester-by-Semester Map

Term 1

Class Schedules

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13 units
ACCT 20
Introduction to Accounting
3 units
course details

This course is an introductory accounting course designed for students with little or no prior training in accounting. Topics span the accounting cycle including analysis of business transactions, journalizing, posting, and preparation of financial statements using a hands-on approach. The course prepares students for entry level accounting careers, further study of accounting principles, or to help small business owners manage their own accounting records.

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BCIS 33
Skills for the Working Professional
1 units
course details

This course provides an exploration of essential soft skills necessary for working professionals, focusing on both external and internal communication, effective conflict management, and cultivating a positive attitude. Students will also learn to develop interpersonal and self-management skills for creating a professional image, preparing them for success in today’s workplace.

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BCIS 46
Business Math Calculations
2 units
course details

In this course, students use the features of a business ten-key calculator to solve business math problems including banking, payroll, invoicing, markups/markdowns, interest, present and future value, credit cards, student loans, types of insurance, installment buying, and mortgages. Students will develop ten-key speed and accuracy using the touch method.

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BCIS 81
Microsoft Excel for Business
1 units
course details

This course is designed for those who want to learn Microsoft Excel for Windows from the perspective of owning or running a business. Course content includes designing and analyzing worksheets and using formulas and functions with an emphasis on accounting principles.

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BUS 20
Introduction to Business
3 units
course details

This course is survey of business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110).

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BUS 35
Leading and Supervising Teams
3 units
course details

This course invites current and future managers to build foundational skills for leading teams of employees in a diverse, multicultural work environment. The focus is on self-assessment, analyzing to understand work situations, as well as developing leadership skills and strategies. This course emphasizes individual factors impacting success including communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation, decision making, leadership style, and business ethics.

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Term 2

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16 units
ACCT 2
Financial Accounting
4 units
course details

This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110).

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ACCT 100
QuickBooks and Computerized Accounting
3 units
course details

This course provides a transition from a manual accounting system to a typical computerized system. The objective is to collect, summarize and communicate information to decision makers and users via QuickBooks accounting software in comparison to other accounting software programs. Microsoft Excel will be utilized for data summation. Typical documents produced consist of purchase orders, checks, invoices, deposit slips, job cost reports, financial statements, bank reconciliations, payroll tax returns and 1099 forms.

Prerequisite: ACCT 2 or ACCT 20

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ACCT 110
Accounting for Payroll
3 units
course details

This course introduces students to the payroll function and the necessary record keeping needed to comply with California and federal laws and regulations. Both manual and computer applications are included.

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BCIS 13
Business Communication
3 units
course details

This course applies the principles of ethical, effective, and accessible communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports. This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills.

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BUS 64
Principles of Marketing
3 units
course details

This course explores the nature, function and importance of marketing. It focuses on conducting opportunity analysis, assessing consumer behavior, engaging in marketing research, and target marketing as the basis for devising marketing objectives and plans. Students will develop and assess marketing strategies to meet the needs of consumer and Business-to-Business (B2B) target markets using the "4 P's": product, promotion, price and place. The emphasis is on ethics, needs-satisfaction, and relationship marketing in today's global, technology-infused, competitive environment.

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Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

Example roles: 4

  • Statistical Assistants
  • Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
  • Brokerage Clerks

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

Example roles: 1

  • Tax Preparers

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.

Local Job Market

Statistical AssistantsSOC 43-91112 nearby openings

Search keyword used: statistical assistant · Search window: last 60 days, 50-mile radius

Top employers in sample

  • Insight Global 1
  • Sunsweet Growers 1

Where the postings are

  • Christian Valley, Placer County 1
  • Tierra Buena, Sutter County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Warehouse AdministratorSunsweet Growers · Tierra Buena, Sutter County · 4 days ago
  2. Sr. EngineerInsight Global · Christian Valley, Placer County · 4 weeks ago

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Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksSOC 43-3051no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: payroll and timekeeping clerk, timekeeping clerk. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Brokerage ClerksSOC 43-4011no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: brokerage clerk. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSOC 43-30316 nearby openings

Search keyword used: bookkeeper · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $47,662/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Butte County 3
  • Dubug No 7 Dba Payless Building Supply 1
  • WALGREENS 1
  • Walgreens 1

Where the postings are

  • Thermalito, Butte County 3
  • Butte Creek, Butte County 1
  • Chico, Butte County 1
  • Oroville, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Shift LeadWalgreens · Chico, Butte County · today
  2. Shift LeadWALGREENS · Butte Creek, Butte County · today
  3. Correctional Technician IButte County · Thermalito, Butte County · 1 day ago
  4. Scale Attendant IButte County · Thermalito, Butte County · 4 days ago
  5. Outside Sales Representative Oroville/Yuba City AreaDubug No 7 Dba Payless Building Supply · Oroville, Butte County · 4 days ago

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Tax PreparersSOC 13-20822 nearby openings

Search keyword used: tax preparer · Search window: last 60 days, 50-mile radius

Top employers in sample

  • Robert Half 2

Where the postings are

  • Christian Valley, Placer County 1
  • Orland, Glenn County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Accounting ManagerRobert Half · Orland, Glenn County · 3 weeks ago
  2. Tax Staff - PublicRobert Half · Christian Valley, Placer County · 7 weeks ago

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Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.

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