- Community of interest
- Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program code
- 41986.00CA
- Department
- Accounting
- CIP code
- 52.0302: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
- TOP code
- 0502.00 - Accounting*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- BCAD Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program code
- 41986.00CA
- Department
- Accounting
- CIP code
- 52.0302: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
- TOP code
- 0502.00 - Accounting*
Next Steps
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.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
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).
Term 2
Class Schedules
course details
This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120).
Prerequisite: ACCT 2
Term 3
Class Schedules
course details
This course is intended to be taken in one of the final two semesters of the accounting program to consolidate training of students who are entering the accounting workforce. The course involves substantial accounting simulations where students apply the accounting cycle, prepare supporting work-papers, create budgets and variance analysis, and synthesize their accounting skills. This course will assist students in preparing for the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers' certification exam.
Prerequisite: ACCT 4 (or concurrent enrollment), ACCT 110 (or concurrent enrollment), ACCT 100 (or concurrent enrollment)
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Tax PreparersSOC 13-20822 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Robert Half 2
Where the postings are
- Christian Valley, Placer County 1
- Orland, Glenn County 1
Sample current postings
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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