Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

Overview

Accounting technology programs include instruction in:

• Posting transactions to accounts
• Recordkeeping systems
• Accounting software operation
• General accounting principles and practices

Schools

Many career and technical schools offer one- and two-year certificate and associate degrees in accounting technology and bookkeeping. A certificate usually takes a year of full-time study. An associate degree program at a community college usually takes two years to complete.

See schools that offer this program.

Related Educational Programs

• Accounting
• Business, General
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Finance
• Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
• Mathematics
• Purchasing and Contracts Management
• Retail Management
• Taxation

Related Careers

Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study

• Billing Clerks
• Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
• Brokerage Clerks
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
• Statistical Clerks
• Tax Preparers

Other Careers Related to this Program of Study

• Accountants and Auditors
• Bill and Account Collectors
• General Office Clerks
• Job Benefits and Analysis Specialists
• Loan Clerks
• Office Managers

Program Admission

You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.

Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:

• Accounting
• Algebra
• Business and Applied English
• Business Computer Applications
• Introduction to Business
• Keyboarding

Typical Course Work

Program Courses

An associate degree program typically includes courses in the following subjects:

• Accounting Principles
• Business Communications
• Business Math
• Cost Accounting
• Individual Income Taxation
• Intermediate Accounting
• Payroll Accounting
• Using Computers in Accounting

Things to Know

The software and even some of the procedures you learn in school may be out of date in a few years. Expect to be constantly learning new skills once you get hired.

Schools

East Side Area

Big Bend Community College

• Accounting Certificate Program
• Accounting Certificate Program--Accounting Principles Proficiency
• Accounting Certificate Program--Basic Office Computing
• Accounting Certificate Program--Business Communications
• Accounting Certificate Program--Computerized Accounting Applications
• Accounting Technician

Walla Walla Community College

• Accounting Assistant
• Accounting Technology
• Bookkeeping

Walla Walla Community College (Clarkston)

• Accounting Assistant
• Accounting Technology
• Bookkeeping

Wenatchee Valley College

• Accounting
• Accounting Technician

Wenatchee Valley College (Omak Campus)

• Accounting

King-Snohomish Area

Bellevue College

• Accounting
• Accounting Assistant
• Accounting Information Systems
• Accounting Preparation
• Bookkeeping
• Financial Data Report Specialist

Edmonds Community College

• Accounting
• Accounting--Basic Bookkeeping
• Accounting--Certified Bookkeeper Exam Preparation
• Accounting--Small Business

Everett Community College

• Accounting
• Bookkeeping

Everett Community College (East County Campus)

• Accounting

Green River College

• Accounting
• Accounting Clerk

Highline College

• Accounting
• Accounting Assistant I & II
• Accounts Receivable/Payable
• Bookkeeping
• Business Technology Management

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

• Accounting
• Accounting Assistant
• Accounting Paraprofessional
• Accounting--Accounting Assistant (I-BEST)
• Accounting--Entrepreneurship
• Accounting--Practical Accounting

North Seattle College

• Accountancy
• Accounting
• Accounting Achievement
• Bookkeeping
• Bookkeeping Assistant
• Not-for-Profit Accounting

Renton Technical College

• Accounting Clerk
• Accounting Paraprofessional
• Accounting Specialist

Shoreline Community College

• Accounting
• Accounting Clerk
• Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk
• Payroll Clerk

Kitsap Area

Olympic College

• Accounting Clerk
• Accounting Software Specialist
• Accounting Technology
• Business Technology--Bookkeeping Clerk
• Payroll Clerk

Olympic College (Poulsbo Campus)

• Accounting

Spokane Area

Spokane Community College

• Accounting Assistant
• Accounting Clerk
• Accounting Pre-Major
• Business Occupations

Spokane Falls Community College

• Accounting Pre-Major

Tacoma Area

Bates Technical College

• Accounting
• Bookkeeping

Clover Park Technical College

• Accounting
• Bookkeeping Clerk

Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

• Accounting Office Assistant
• Accounting Technology
• Applied Accounting
• Bookkeeping Office Assistant

Pierce College Puyallup

• Accounting Office Assistant
• Accounting Technology
• Applied Accounting
• Bookkeeping Office Assistant

Tacoma Community College

• Accounting
• Accounting Office Associate
• Assistant Bookkeeping Clerk
• Bookkeeping Systems
• Computerized Accounting

Tri-Cities Area

Columbia Basin College

• Accounting

Vancouver Area

Clark College

• Accounting
• Accounting Clerk

West Side Area

Bellingham Technical College

• Accounting
• Accounting Assistant

Centralia College

• Accounting
• Accounting Clerk

Grays Harbor College

• Accounting
• Accounting/Bookkeeping
• Bookkeeping

Lower Columbia College

• Accounting Technician

Olympic College (Shelton Campus)

• Accounting

Peninsula College

• Administrative Office Systems--Accounting
• Business Administration--Accounting

Skagit Valley College

• Bookkeeping
• Office & Business Technology--Accounting Paraprofessional
• Small Business Accounting

South Puget Sound Community College

• Accounting
• Accounting Clerk

Whatcom Community College

• Accounting & Finance--Accounting
• Accounting & Finance--Accounting for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Inventory
• Accounting & Finance--Governmental/Not-for-Profit Accounting
• Accounting & Finance--Individual Income Tax
• Accounting & Finance--Payroll Accounting
• Accounting & Finance--QuickBooks Pro

Yakima Area

Perry Technical Institute

• Business Technology & Accounting

Yakima Valley College

• Accounting
• Accounting Clerk