Program Overview
Want to get into accounting quickly? This is a great place to start.
This certificate is designed to prepare students for an entry-level job. You'll learn to keep day-to-day records of business transactions, make account ledger entries, monitor cash receipts and disbursements and prepare information for financial reports.
Earning Potential
Interested in a career in accounting? Learn more about our region’s employment outlook and career opportunities you can pursue in this field of study.
Compute, classify and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.
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Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions or prepare paychecks.
median annual salary
annual job openings
are currently employed within the State of Michigan Prosperity Regions 5 and 6.
This number is expected to over the next four years.
of current workers will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
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Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
median annual salary
annual job openings
are currently employed within the State of Michigan Prosperity Regions 5 and 6.
This number is expected to over the next four years.
of current workers will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
Visit Career Coach for more details.
ABOUT dELTA'S PROGRAM
Practical accounting careers are often available to students with degrees from two-year colleges and little, or no, credentialing. Candidates should expect wages to plateau around $40,000. Individuals in this field will develop skills valuable to their employer; however advancement is usually limited without a higher degree.
Practical accounting functions include:
- Financial Statement preparation
- Receivables, Payables, Collections
- Bookkeeping
- Payroll Accounting
- Budgeting
- Financial Accounting
- Special Projects
The Advanced Certificate is part of a laddered program. Credits earned may be applied toward the completion of the Accounting - Associate in Business Studies degree. Our program will provide you with a foundational knowledge of core accounting concepts, as well as hands-on experience with current accounting software packages.
Why you should choose Delta
Life is busy. But that shouldn't get in the way of your education. Delta offers classes at night, on weekends and online to make taking classes and getting that degree easier. Plus, Delta has three centers so you can take classes even closer to home.
At the Teaching Learning Center, located in the Library, we offer tutoring on a wide variety of subjects, and help with developing study and learning skills. Most tutoring is on a walk-in basis but we do have some online tutoring options.
Best of all, it's free for currently enrolled Delta students. Just another way we demonstrate our commitment to helping students succeed.
One of the very best things about Delta College is your ability to start here and go anywhere. And, in the process, save thousands (and thousands) of dollars. It's a smart choice!
In fact, if you're interested in earning a bachelor's in accounting you have several options by coming to Delta first, and then transferring.
Facts & Figures
With a student to professor ratio of 16 to 1, our students get personal attention.
80% of grads from the last five years live in the tri-counties. 97% live in Michigan.
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"Every path has to start somewhere. I am happy to say that mine started at Delta College. As a future CPA, I was happy to see that the accounting courses at Delta were focused on the real-world rather than recycled textbook material."