Overview
Great Bay’s Accounting degree provides a foundation in economics, law, management, finance, and information technologies. The program focuses on providing students with the accounting skills needed to meet current job requirements as well as the necessary analytical skills needed to be successful in business through hands-on learning and real-world experience.
Why Great Bay?
The faculty in the accounting program are experienced, well-educated and care about the success of their students. They are committed to the program and their profession and strive for excellence in both education and business. They employ the latest technical reporting requirements in their curriculum and engage the latest technology available in their teaching.
Program Description
The Accounting curriculum is continuously evaluated, modified and improved to remain current with ever-changing rules, laws, and technology. The accounting program focuses on providing the student with the accounting skills needed to meet current job requirements as well as the necessary analytical skills needed to be successful in business. The Accounting degree provides a foundation in economics, law, management, finance, and information technologies.
Accounting graduates are prepared for employment in entry-level accounting/bookkeeping positions or can transfer to a four-year institution in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. Accounting careers include public accounting, private industry accounting, government and non-profit accounting, international accounting, financial analysis, credit analysis, cost accounting, tax accounting, consulting, advising, auditing and forensic accounting among many other possibilities. There are a variety of exciting, challenging and rewarding career opportunities for those with an accounting degree.
Career Options
- Public Accounting
- Private Industry Accounting
- Government and Non-profit Accounting
- International Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Cost Accounting
- Tax Accounting
- Consulting
- Advising
- Auditing and Forensic Accounting
There are a variety of exciting, challenging, and rewarding career opportunities for those with an accounting degree.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Auditing Clerk/Bookkeeper | $47,440 |
Loan Counselor | $69,990 |
Budget Analyst | $84,940 |
Accountant & Auditor | $79,880 |
The careers listed above may require additional education beyond an associate degree. For more information about the outlook and trends, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov.
Related Degrees
Total Overall Credits: 64-68
Transfer Opportunities
The Accounting degree transfers to many four-year colleges.
In addition to Great Bay transfer credit policies, transfer of courses in accounting more than ten years old will be evaluated by the department chair or program coordinator on an individual basis.
Program Outcomes
Students will:
• Have a practical working knowledge of financial and managerial accounting.
• Know how to operate at least one accounting software program.
• Know how to prepare a complex individual tax return.
• Be able to prepare accurate and well-organized financial statements.
• Be able to make the adjustments needed to create financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Demonstrate proficiency in analytical thinking, oral and written communication, and applied mathematical skills.
• Be able to transfer to a four-year college or university with a solid accounting and overall business studies foundation so as to continue their accounting education in a seamless manner.
