Are you good with numbers and looking for a job that will always be in demand? Do you have an organized mind that’s good with details? Do you want to improve your ability to work with figures, think critically and make informed decisions, whatever your career path?
Forget about any stereotypes you may have about number crunchers with one-task jobs. Today’s hottest accounting job may require someone who is part accountant, part tax whiz and part financial analyst — and all up-to-date on the latest software applications to accomplish it.
Accounting principles and practices — and the analytical, communication and computer skills that accompany them — are critical in today’s competitive business environment. Even though it may seem to be a highly structured field, think outside the box: accounting affects virtually every business field and type, whether you’re an entrepreneur, CEO or everyday worker looking for a better financial future.
Small to large businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions — all need trained accounting personnel to make sure that financial transactions are handled properly and accurate records are kept. Workers entering this challenging profession may analyze financial records, manage budgets, perform cost analysis, evaluate taxes and more.
Check out a career in accounting today!
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 place emphasis on 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.
An Accounting Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Accounting Assistant Certificate and Accounting Clerk Certificate are offered at six of seven DCCCD colleges:
Our seventh DCCCD college, Eastfield College, offers several courses in accounting that can be applied to an accounting certificate or degree, or used for career improvement and advancement. Browse our online class schedules to see a list of accounting classes currently offered at Eastfield.
The Accounting Technician Enhanced Skills Certificate is offered at five DCCCD colleges: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, El Centro, Mountain View and Richland.
Mountain View College offers the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy College Course Review (PDF - 54KB) and is the only DCCCD college and only community college program in the state north of Austin to offer this review course. Course applicants must have a bachelor’s degree; these courses are equivalent to upper-level college courses and can lead to an Advanced Accounting Technical Certificate, a post-graduate level certificate.
Other Degree and Certificate Options
The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates, plus 36 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location.