Accounting Operations

Hours: 900 – approximately 30 weeks
Cost: Tuition is approximately $2,500 plus books & fees
Testing Requirements: Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)

Mission: The mission of the Business Management & Administration programs is to prepare students for productive business careers in a global economy. This will be accomplished by providing a good foundation in basic skills, thinking skills, and personal qualities.

Accounting Operations Master Plan of Instruction
Accounting Operations

What you’ll learn

  • Double entry accounting principles, payroll records, and tax forms
  • Accounting control systems
  • Account and transaction analysis
  • Inventory methods, depreciation
  • QuickBooks, Peachtree, TurboTax, MS Excel
  • Preparing and analyzing financial reports
  • The application of accounting principles to various entities
OCP Course Number Course Title Course Length
A OTA0040 Information Technology Assistant 150 hrs
B ACO0040 Accounting Clerk 300 hrs
C ACO0041 Accounting Associate 300 hrs
D ACO0042 Accounting Assistant 150 hrs

Industry Certifications

  • Certified Bookkeeper
  • Microsoft Office Specialist

Employment Opportunities

  • Business offices
  • Hospitals and medical facilities
  • Banks and credit unions
  • Governmental agencies
  • Private industry

Starting Salaries

Vary, ranging from $23 ,000 to 28,000*
*Based on local industry information

Recent Employers of Graduates:

  • First National Bank
  • Credit Union
  • CenturyLink
  • Advanced Behavioral Health Center
  • Daily Commercial

Placement Rate* – 84.62%
Completion Rate* – 100%
Licensure Pass Rate* – N/A

For employment information, visit http://www.onetonline.org/
*Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.

Required Book List

  1. Personal Finance, 10e, Kapoor/Dlabay/Hughes, Goodheart-Willcox, 2012, ISBN 0073530697, $186.00, tax @ 7% $13.02, total $199.02
  2. College Accounting, 1-24, 12e, Price/Haddock/Farina, McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN 0077264320, $135.00, tax @ 7% $9.45, total $144.45

Steps to Enroll

  1. Apply for financial aid, if applicable
  2. Complete a Lake Tech application
  3. Take the TABE and/or placement tests
  4. Meet with a counselor
  5. Register and pay tuition and fees
  6. Purchase books and supplies
  7. Complete the new student orientation online prior to the first day of class

Online Component

This class has an online component. The following are the minimum computer requirements:
Operating Systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Macintosh OS X
Web browsers:
  • MS Internet Explorer version 5.5 or above
  • Netscape 6x or above
  • Mozilla/Firefox
  • Apple Safari version 1x or above

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