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Accounting Assistant AAS
Business Management and Computer Sciences | A.A.S. Associate of Applied Science Degree | Two years
Earn your Associate Assistant of Applied Science degree in Accounting at Clackamas Community College. In two years, you can learn the skills to meet the growing demand for well-trained accountants.
With nearly every company in need of skilled accountants, an Associate of Applied Science degree in Accounting from Clackamas Community College opens the door to many different professional jobs like junior accountants and assistant auditors. You can even go directly to Oregon Institute of Technology to finish your four-year degree.
Accounting Assistant AAS
You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:
- Analyze and prepare budgets and financial forecasts
- Utilize generally accepted accounting principles
- Prepare accounting reports for internal and external users
Careers
Career opportunities include:
- GSI Accountant I
- Bookkeeper
- Data-entry clerk
- Financial staff accountant
- Cost accountant
- General office clerk
Job Market
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PROGRAM CODE: AAS.ACCNTGASST
The Accounting Assistant program at Clackamas Community College emphasizes developing an advanced understanding of accounting principles, analytical skills and the capacity to solve problems. Students should have the ability to reason, read with comprehension and compute math applications. The objective of the Accounting Assistant AAS program is to prepare students for a professional career within a focus area of accounting by building both technical and soft skills.
The program is not designed to lead to a traditional four-year business administration degree. For students interested in pursuing a bachelor's degree, the Accounting Assistant Associate of Applied Science articulates to a Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology and Management at Oregon Tech.
RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES
Computation (1 course- BA-104 Business Math)
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems
Communication (1 course- WR-121 English Composition)
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences
Human Relations (1 course- BA-285 Human Relations in Business)
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid (1 credit- courses with HE, HPE, or PE prefix)
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- meet the financial needs and objectives of external stakeholders and/or clients, including preparing and interpreting basic financial reports and statements, and communicating verbally and in writing performance results and recommendations;
- capably use basic business and accounting computerized tools and systems;
- organize, analyze, and record financial events by applying the principles, standards, and practices of accounting in a variety of specialized areas, including financial, managerial, cost, income tax, payroll, governmental and nonprofit, and budgeting;
- comprehend overall business environments and aspects that inform financial situations, including legal and economic events;
- inform internal operational planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement using costing systems, basic budgeting, performance evaluation, and forecasting.
Accounting Assistant Core Requirements
*Complete BA-156 or EC-201
- BA-156
- Business Forecasting
- 3
- EC-201
- Principles of Economics: MICRO
- 4
Complete the following Accounting Assistant Core Requirements
- BA-101
- Introduction to Business
- 4
- BA-111
- General Accounting I
- 4
- BA-131
- Introduction to Business Computing
- 4
- BA-177
- Payroll Accounting
- 3
- BA-205
- Business Communications With Technology
- 4
- BA-211
- Financial Accounting I
- 4
- BA-212
- Financial Accounting II
- 4
- BA-213
- Decision Making With Accounting Information
- 4
- BA-216
- Cost Accounting
- 3
- BA-217
- Budgeting for Managers
- 3
- BA-218
- Personal Finance
- 4
- BA-226
- Business Law I
- 4
- BA-227
- Business Law II
- 4
- BA-228
- Computerized Accounting
- 3
- BA-240
- Introduction to Financial Management
- 4
- BA-255
- Advanced Topics in Accounting
- 4
- BA-256
- Income Tax Accounting
- 4
- CS-135S
- Microsoft Excel
- 3
- WR-227
- Technical Report Writing
- 4
Computation Related Instruction
Complete BA-104
- BA-104
- Business Math
- 3
Communication Related Instruction
Complete WR-121
- WR-121
- English Composition
- 4
Human Relations Related Instruction
Complete BA-285
- BA-285
- Human Relations in Business
- 4
PE/Health/Safety Related Instruction
Complete 1 credit. Please refer to page 82 of the catalog for a list of approved Related Instruction Courses.
Program Electives
Complete 3-4 credits of Accounting Assistant Program Electives. This may consist of any Business Administration (BA) or Business Technology (BT) course not included in the Accounting Assistant program.
Note
*Students who take BA-156 must complete 4 elective credits. Students who take EC-201 must complete 3 elective credits.
