Small Business Accounting & Bookkeeping

Certificate in Small Business & Accounting
Class time: Wednesdays from 8:30am to 5:30pm
Number of months to complete the program: 9
Job Placement Assistance: Yes
Total Credits to complete program: 36
Price per Credit: $150.00
Total Price for this Program: $5400.00
International Student (I-20) Approved
* Not CPT / OPT Approved

Course Description & Academic Competencies
This program integrates foundational to intermediate-level accounting and bookkeeping skills, requiring no prior experience. Students will gain practical, job-ready knowledge through hands-on training, mastering real-world applications in financial record-keeping, payroll, QuickBooks, and more.

Designed for adult learners, this program prepares students for entry and mid-level roles such as:

    • Accounting Clerk
    • Bookkeeper
    • Accounts Payable/Receivable Specialist
    • Payroll Administrator


Key focus areas include:

✔ General accounting principles
✔ Manual & computerized bookkeeping (QuickBooks)
✔ Financial statement preparation
✔ Payroll processing & tax compliance
✔ Professional work habits & office skills

Completion Requirements:

    • 90%+ attendance
    • 75%+ cumulative GPA
    • Full completion of practice sets
    • 75%+ score on two final exams

Instructional Methods:

    • Lectures & Multimedia
    • Hands-on Practice Sets (Manual & QuickBooks)
    • Quizzes, Tests & Exercises
    • Real-world simulations (invoices, bank recs, payroll, etc.)

 

    • Keyboarding & 10-key proficiency training (40 WPM, 100% accuracy)

Session 1
    • Orientation, school policies, career planning
    • Business math, calculator mastery, 10-key proficiency
    • Simple & compound interest
    • Accounting equation, debits/creditsGeneral ledger & journal entries
    • Chart of accounts, financial statements
    • Cash management, accounts receivable/payable
    • Bank reconciliations
    • Manual Practice Sets (JS Landscaping, Anderson Law Firm, Atlas Architect)
    • Inventory, pre paids, fixed assets, depreciation
    • Payroll & tax accounting
  • 5 QuickBooks Practice Sets (realistic business scenarios)
  • Mid-term exam & proficiency testing
  • Ethics, internal controls, credit/collection
  • Final Exams (General Journal Entry & Comprehensive MCQ)
    Resume writing & interview prep Business law basics