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Accounting

Southwestern Community College (IA)

Associate's DegreeAcademic

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The accounting program is designed to provide students with the fundamentals necessary to obtain entry-level positions for a career in the field of accounting. Program instruction provides students with a systematic approach to analyze and track financial information through the accounts and records of a business. An accounting and information technology degree is also available at Southwestern.

Credits

68 credits

Format

In-Person

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Program Details

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Requirements

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Iowa

    Iowa

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingWritingComplex Problem SolvingMonitoring

Knowledge

Economics and AccountingEnglish LanguageMathematicsAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionInformation OrderingMathematical Reasoning

Tasks

  • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
  • Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or no

Technology

Tax preparation softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareCompliance softwareFinancial analysis softwareAccounting software

Tools

10-key calculatorsComputer data input scannersDesktop computersLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesNotebook computersPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentScannersTablet computers

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsSupportWorking Conditions
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: high13-2011.00Accountants and Auditorstitle_inference$81,680 median$141,420 top+4.61%7,280
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Multiple audit areas on a routine engagement — execute with reduced manager oversight.
  • Account reconciliations across the close — own and resolve in a private-company setting.
  • Common tax provisions and adjustments — calculate and document on standard returns.
  • Audit findings and exceptions — identify, document, and propose adjustments.
  • Junior staff on assigned sections — review and coach during fieldwork.
  • Client requests and follow-ups — manage on a routine engagement with manager visibility.
  • Internal control testing — design and execute for assigned cycles.
  • GAAP/IFRS treatment on familiar transactions — apply correctly with manager review.
  • Engagement budgets — track and flag overruns on assigned sections.
  • Standard reports and management letters — draft for partner review.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
63%
Placement Rate
73%