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Accounting
You may have a head for numbers, but you know life is lived outside a numerical framework. Balance more than a QuickBooks spreadsheet with a Coastline College education that yields a high ROI.
Areas of Study
- Bookkeeping - AS Degree or Cert. of Achievement
- General Accounting - AS Degree or Cert. of Achievement
- Taxation - AS Degree or Cert of Achievement
- Intermediate Accounting - Cert. of Specialization
- Advanced Accounting - Cert. of Specialization
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks - Median Salary: $45,167
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.
Academic Plans
Accounting - Bookkeeping
Learn about business, information systems, managerial accounting, Microsoft Access, and QuickBooks for careers such as bookkeeper, accounting clerk, or auditing clerk. All graduation requirements must be met in addition to program specific courses.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
Bookkeeping - Associate of Science Degree (60 units)
Bookkeeping - Certificate of Achievement (24 units)
Accounting - General Accounting
Learn about individual taxation, managerial accounting, business, and personal finance, opening career opportunities such as a bookkeeper or accounting clerk. All graduation requirements must be met in addition to program specific courses.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
General Accounting - Associate of Science Degree (60 units)
General Accounting - Certificate of Achievement (24 units)
Accounting - Taxation
Learn about individual and business taxation, tax return preparation, managerial accounting, and personal finance, opening careers such as accountant or auditor. All graduation requirements must be met in addition to program specific courses.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
Taxation - Associate of Science Degree (60 units)
Taxation - Certificate of Achievement (24 units)
Intermediate Accounting
The certificate in Intermediate Accounting will enable students to succeed in understanding the topics that are tested in the Financial Accounting and Reporting section of the CPA exam.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
Intermediate Accounting - Certificate of Specialization (9 units)
Advanced Accounting
The certificate in Advanced Accounting will enable students to succeed in understanding advanced accounting topics that are tested on the CPA exam.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
Advanced Accounting - Certificate of Specialization (10 units)
Accounting Program
Get a sneak peek at a career that will add up for you!
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Start signing up for classes and planning your school-life-work balanced semester! Search the Spring 2024 / Winter Intersession Class Schedule and see when your required and elective courses are offered.
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- Term: Intersession / Spring 2024
- College: Coastline
- Subject: your choice!
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A Dependable Future Plan
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of accountants and auditors is projected to rise faster than the average occupation. Learn more about enrolling in Accounting today!
Why Accounting with Coastline?
The Accounting curriculum provides a rigorous program of beginning through advanced courses designed to meet the needs of the student transferring to a university, the career changer seeking the required courses to sit for the CPA exam, and the employee who endeavors to gain a new skill.
Our Accounting Department maintains close ties with both local universities and local business firms to ensure that our program provides seamless pathways to advanced degrees, CPA candidate status, and immediately obtain employable expertise.
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