Accounting Program
Industry Description
Accountants, bookkeepers, and accounting clerks must be knowledgeable in the areas of payroll, taxes, general ledger accounting, cost accounting, and computerized accounting applications. Their job responsibilities might include the accounting functions of accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cash management, inventory management, budget preparation, or financial reporting. In addition they develop spreadsheets, prepare manual adjustments to accounts, and communicate with customers and vendors.
Wages/Outlook/Advancement
Wage information is available from the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Program Description
Anoka Technical College's Accounting AAS degree has been given new direction since the Minnesota State Legislature approved a new designation in the accounting field. With an Accounting AAS degree, students are eligible to sit for an exam to become state-licensed Registered Accounting Practitioners.
The Accounting AAS degree has been restructured to provide students with more hands-on applications and to prepare students to sit for the licensure exam. In the spring, a tax lab is offered in which accounting students prepare and e-file tax returns for other students. More computer work has also been incorporated into the accounting courses through the use of Peachtree, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting software packages and Excel. A new capstone course has been added as a preparatory course for the licensure exam.
Anoka Technical College's Accounting A.A.S. degree offers a viable option to individuals who are interested in quickly entering the workforce with strong accounting skills. Furthermore, if students successfully pass the state licensure exam, they have a way to demonstrate to employers that they are competent in the principles of accounting and are prepared to handle their job responsibilities.
The Accounting Diploma degree is for people who need basic accounting skills to work in a position that requires a combination of clerical and accounting responsibilities.
IMPORTANT Anoka Technical College requires that all students seeking a diploma or A.A.S. awards have New Student Assessment scores exempting them from taking Basic Math, Basic English, and Reading or complete Basic Math, Basic English, and/or Reading courses with a "C" grade or better.
Program Essentials
Length of Program
Associate of Applied Science 67 credits
Diploma 33 credits
Start Dates
Fall Semester August
Spring Semester January
Program Contact
Erika Limbacher
Phone (763) 576-4787
E-mail elimbacher@anokatech.edu
For information on how to apply or to schedule a campus tour, please contact the Admissions Office
Phone (763) 576-4700
E-mail info@anokatech.edu
