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Dec 11, 2024
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LCCC Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Business - Accounting Services, AAS
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 The Accounting Services program prepares students for a career in bookkeeping and other accounting services. The two-year occupational program combines academic study with work-related experience. The program provides students with the opportunity to gain meaningful employment after only two years of college-level coursework.
Contact Information
Contact information is available on the Accounting Services website.
Map your individual academic plan of courses with your College Advisor.
If students choose to transition to another program within the Business & Accounting pathway, they should be particularly aware of the choice points that indicate when a decision to branch off into another program must be made to ensure credits and time are not lost.
Coursework common to all degrees within this pathway is indicated by CAC, Common Academic Coursework, in the program map.
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Competencies
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of financial accounting.
- Practice decision-making principles in business.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Demonstrate management concepts in business situations.
- Demonstrate financial concepts to business situations.
- Apply accounting principles to maintain the bookkeeping system of a business.
Semester Total: 15 Credits
Milestones
- Completion of ACCT 2020 and BADM 1020 as prerequisites for other courses.
- Common Business Career and Technical Education first year completed
Semester Total: 15 Credits
Choice Points
- See listing of approved program electives in the Program Information section below.
Total Semester: 18 Credits
Choice Points
- See listing of approved program electives in the Program Information section below.
Milestones
- Graduation with AAS Degree in Accounting Services.
- Eligible to sit for Certified Bookkeeper Exam.
Semester Total: 18 Credits
Program Credit Hour Total: 66 Credits
Approved Program Electives
Approved Accounting Services electives are courses with the following prefixes:
Additional options include a sequence of non-business courses that align with the industry for which students will pursue employment opportunities. Students should consult with their Advising Team for assistance with the non-business courses.
Program Comments
The information below is intended to be a guide, and does not guarantee regional job placement, job availability, or a specific wage after completion of the program. The potential jobs listed below may require some work experience after graduation. The Accounting Services degree is intended to give students the academic coursework helpful in obtaining the potential jobs. Possible careers in or related to Accounting Services include Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks; Tax Preparers; Billing Cost and Rate Clerk; and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.
Additional information on careers in Accounting Services is available through Career Coach.
Transfer Information
LCCC courses may transfer to institutions in addition to those with formal articulation agreements. Students are strongly encouraged to determine the degree requirements and transfer policy of the specific college/university and program to which they plan to transfer.
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