Accounting

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Overview

Choose Bellingham Technical College’s Accounting program to prepare to get top accounting jobs. Employment choices are extensive in the high-demand field of accounting and financial jobs with this associate degree; you could work in a variety of office and business settings doing full-service bookkeeping, accounts receivable/payable, general ledgers, or payroll. If you’re good with numbers and have a high attention to detail, BTC’s associate degree Accounting Program will provide you a wide range of skills to use with top employers. Our graduates find bookkeeper and accountant jobs at wholesale firms and retail businesses; in local, state, and federal government; with service providers; and with health and education organizations.

Program Outcomes

After successfully completing the AAS degree, students will be able to:

• Analyze and record business transactions; prepare and evaluate financial statements using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Use an integrated accounting software program (QuickBooks) to record transactions and create financial reports and statements.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply payroll laws, compute payroll, record payroll entries, and prepare federal and state forms that pertain to payroll.
• Interpret and apply managerial accounting information in various business decision-making roles.
• Solve business problems in Excel using formulas, functions, lists, and charts.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply Internal Revenue Code and prepare individual income tax returns.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply Internal Revenue Code, Washington State tax code to prepare federal and WA State B&O Tax returns.
• Apply communication and interpersonal skills in a business environment while providing effective accounting support to an employer.

After successfully completing the Accounting Assistant certificate, students will be able to:

• Analyze and record business transactions; prepare and evaluate financial statements using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Use an integrated accounting software program (QuickBooks) to record transactions and create financial reports and statements.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply payroll laws, compute payroll, record payroll entries, and prepare federal and state forms that pertain to payroll.
• Solve business problems in Excel using formulas, functions, lists, and charts.

Placement Requirements

Admissions application and assessment in Reading, Math, and Writing is required. Your placement will determine where you begin your course sequence. Contact Admissions at 360.752.8345 or at admissions@btc.edu for assistance with academic planning.

Degree and Certificate Requirements

Accounting Technician AAS and Certificate completion requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and a minimum grade of C/2.0 in all courses.

Programs

• Accounting Technician, AAS

• Accounting Assistant Certificate

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