Bookkeeping & Accounting
Bookkeeping & Accounting
Prepare for High-Demand Accounting Roles with Hands-On Training
Program Overview
Aspiring to make your mark in the accounting world? ĢƵ’s (CWI) Bookkeeping and Accounting program is designed to launch your career in the high-demand field of accounting. This two-year Associate of Applied Science degree equips you for roles such as accounting clerk, accounting technician, payroll clerk, or bookkeeper. Beyond fundamental accounting processes, the program offers a path to credentialing as a Certified Bookkeeper by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB), setting a national standard of excellence in the profession.
As a student, you will have the opportunity to gain industry-standard certifications, including the QuickBooks Certification and several Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications, showcasing your professional competency. The program emphasizes hands-on training in transaction handling, financial statement preparation, payroll operations, and understanding both cash and accrual accounting methods. Designed to advance you in the modern business landscape, this program also instills ethical decision-making and managerial skills, preparing you for a range of accounting-related roles.
Learning Opportunities
- Comprehensive Accounting Mastery: Develop a thorough understanding of accounting practices and principles.
- Bookkeeping Certification: Be prepared for the American Institute of Professional (AIPB) Professional Bookkeeping Certification.
- QuickBooks Proficiency: Gain expertise in QuickBooks, enhancing job marketability and software skills.
- Business Ethics & Legal Knowledge: Understand business legalities and ethical decision making.
- Managerial Decision-Making Skills: Utilize accounting insights to contribute to key business decisions.
- Professional Software Skills: Master Microsoft Office applications, earning MOS certifications.
Areas of Study
Degrees & Certificates
Bookkeeping and Accounting – Associate of Applied Science Degree
Available Fully Online
Cost:
$10,071
Bookkeeping and Accounting – Advanced Technical Certificate
Available Fully Online
Cost:
$8,667
Professional Bookkeeping – Basic Technical Certificate
Available Fully Online
Cost:
$3,203
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Career Opportunities
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.
435
Annual Openings*
$
21.14
Hourly Median Wage*
$
43,971
Annual Median Salary
3.54
%
Growth (2025 – 2035)*
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.
27
Annual Openings*
$
22.57
Hourly Median Wage*
$
46,945
Annual Median Salary
-4.73
%
Growth (2025 – 2035)*
Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
23
Annual Openings*
$
25.50
Hourly Median Wage*
$
53,040
Annual Median Salary
28.75
%
Growth (2025 – 2035)*
Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.
3
Annual Openings*
$
27.54
Hourly Median Wage*
$
57,283
Annual Median Salary
17.29
%
Growth (2025 – 2035)*
*Data sourced from Lightcast™ (2023), a global leader in labor market analytics, and limited to the state of Idaho. Contact CWI Institutional Research for questions regarding this data. Career pathways may require further education beyond CWI.
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Admissions
Step 1
- Apply to CWI.
- Choose Bookkeeping & Accounting as your major.
Step 2
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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Cost & Aid
As a student in this program, you may be eligible for financial aid and scholarships.
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