- Community of interest
- Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- ACCT.CC
- Department
- BEDX Skill Builder
- 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
- Program code
- ACCT.CC
- Department
- BEDX Skill Builder
- CIP code
- 52.0302: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
- TOP code
- 0502.00 - Accounting*
Next Steps
Certificate — expand to learn about this award
A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.
Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
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.
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.
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.
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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Term 2
Class Schedules
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
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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