Accounting Degree and Certificate Options
Our Accounting program emphasizes internal accounting procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as they apply to external reporting. You’ll learn the complete accounting cycle for service, merchandising and manufacturing businesses, from analyzing and recording business transactions to preparing financial statements, reconciling bank accounts, depreciating plant assets and using different inventory methods.
We emphasize both manual and computerized applications, including general ledger packages (such as QuickBooks and Peachtree) and Excel. As an Accounting student, you’ll develop and improve your 10-key and word processing skills as well.
Our program design allows you to continue your training from one level to another in a building block format that saves you time and money. For instance, courses for the one-semester Accounting Clerk Certificate apply toward the Accounting Assistant Certificate, which you can earn the following semester — and then apply toward the associate degree in accounting.
You can also just take accounting courses to strengthen your overall education, as well as select business and accounting electives in areas of special interest or job opportunity.
The following Accounting associate degree and certificates are offered at all seven DCCCD colleges:
- The Accounting Associate in Applied Sciences Degree provides preparation for various career opportunities in accounting, with specializations that include financial, managerial, cost, tax, and/or small business accounting. The goal is to provide a foundation for an accounting career that will include additional education and experience, with emphasis on internal accounting procedures and generally accepted accounting principles.
- The Accounting Assistant Certificate, a two-semester, 30- to 34-credit hour program, is designed to provide expanded knowledge of basic accounting and business principles while emphasizing communication and human relations skills necessary for career advancement. Courses required for this certificate are applicable to the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Accounting.
- The Accounting Clerk Certificate is a one-semester, 15- to 17-credit hour program designed to provide skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment in accounting. Emphasis is on the development of basic accounting, spreadsheet, word processing, and ten-key skills. Courses required for the certificate are applicable to the Accounting Assistant Certificate and the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Accounting.
Mountain View College offers the Accounting Advanced Technical Certificate, offering selected courses that will qualify for the uniform CPA exam and designed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any field with approved accounting coursework. Candidates must complete two prerequisite courses (ACCT 2301 Principles of Accounting I and ACCT 2302 Principles of Accounting II), and be approved by the Mountain View College Accounting Department before being admitted into the certificate program.
Other Degree and Certificate Options
The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates, plus nearly 50 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location or visit our credit programs home page.