Accounting Operations (B070110)
Program Overview
Do you have a taste for numbers, data, and financial reporting? Are you looking for a career that is challenging and rewarding? Gain the skills to enter the workforce as an Accounting Clerk, Bookkeeper, Payroll Clerk or to advance your current position!
As an accountant, you will analyze, record, and interpret financial information. Analytical comprehension of accounting documentation is needed to excel and also be able to solve problems quickly. You will be skilled in excellent written and verbal communication skills. With the right training and experience, you will be able to excel in this field.
What to Expect:
Students will learn about computers, Microsoft programs, time management, goal setting, attention to detail, communication and employability skills, and can earn Florida Ready to Work credential.
Learn about double-entry accounting principles, recording business transactions, preparation, and analysis of financial statements. Additionally, students will learn about account and transaction analysis, inventory methods and depreciation methods and calculations.
Develop skills in processing payroll transactions, records, and tax forms.
Gain an understanding in the application of accounting principles to service, merchandising businesses, and accounting for sole proprietorships, partnerships, & corporations.
To further their skills, students are given the option to participate in an internship.
Students who complete this program are eligible to articulate to State College of FL and receive credit for work they completed in their STC Program.
Career Information:
Upon program completion and meeting eligibility requirements and industry certifications, students may be awarded credits towards an Associates Science Degree in Accounting by State College of FL. Students must enroll in SCF within 2 years of their STC program completion.
Course Sequence
OCP | Course # | Course Title | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
A | OTA0040 | Information Technology Assistant | 150 hours |
B | ACO0040 | Accounting Clerk | 300 hours |
C | ACO0041 | Accounting Associate | 300 hours |
D | ACO0042 | Accounting Assistant | 150 hours |
NOTE: Students accepted into a Business Program who have passed either, course DIT OR EBT, AND earned the Microsoft 2019 (or more recent) Bundle Certification, to include Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, OR Test Out Certification Exam may be considered for exemption of course OTA0040 and move directly into the next course in sequence. Microsoft bundle certifications on versions prior to 2019 will NOT allow a student to be eligible for opting out of course OTA0040.
*Costs and fees are subject to change.