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Certified public accountant (CPA)
Overview
A certified public accountant (CPA) provides a wide variety of client services, including auditing, tax preparation and planning, financial statement preparation and consulting. With this degree you’ll have many of the tools and skills necessary for a successful accounting career, and you’ll be familiar with the technical material on the CPA exam. Accounting classes are taught by certified professionals with industry experience.
In addition, the associate degree in accounting can be earned completely online. With online classes and flexible scheduling including day, and/or evening classes, students can complete an associate degree in accounting in as little as two years. You can easily transition to a bachelor’s degree program and then a career as a CPA.
Work in many areas
- public accounting
- health care
- industry
- public sector
- government
- nonprofit
- banking
Prepare for a career as a/an
- staff accountant
- accounts payable analyst
- accounts receivable analyst
- auditor (internal/external)
- tax compliance and planning
- estate consulting
- controller
Courses
Your pathway to a degree
You can start with a tax preparer certificate, taking classes that directly apply to the associate degree in accounting:
Certificates
Associate degree
Degree
- Associate of applied business in accounting
Transfer agreements
- Franklin University
- Walsh University
Additional info
Program learning outcomes
- Prepare and analyze the various types of financial information essential for internal and external recordkeeping, reporting and decision making.
- Interpret and apply laws and regulations for the purpose of various types of business tax reporting, compliance and planning.
- Apply appropriate mathematical concepts, such as time value of money, to business decisions.
- Identify and implement sound internal accounting controls to ensure safeguarding of an entity’s assets, preparation and reporting of reliable financial information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Prepare and analyze the various types of financial information essential for internal and external recordkeeping, reporting and decision making.
Program Scholarships
- Institute of Management Accountants Scholarships
- Daniel Schonhoft and Thomas Presper Accounting Technology Annual Scholarship
Accreditation Information
- Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; www.acbsp.org
