Accounting Technology: Account Clerk, CTS

The Accounting Technology: Account Clerk Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS) provides specialized classroom instruction and practical experience to prepare students for employment as accounting clerks and assistants or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in accounting.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Certificate of Technical Studies in Accounting Technology (CTS): Account Clerk will have demonstrated:

1. Ability to journalize and post business transactions
2. Ability to prepare and analyze financial documents
3. Ability to apply accounting terminology to effectively assist in preparing financial statements and reports
4. Ability to calculate payroll and related taxes
5. Ability to use professional accounting software
6. Ability to applying basic mathematical functions to solve business-related problems
7. Ability to monitor accounts payable and accounts receivable

Gainful Employment:

The US Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation”. The information provided here is the best available to us but represents one year’s data only, however, we hope that this information is helpful to our current students and to prospective students as they make their career and educational choices. (www.bpcc.edu/academics/gainfulemployment)

Required Courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Accounting Technology: Account Clerk