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Accounting
The Department of Business Studies at Manchester Community College offers an Accounting Associate Degree, an Accounting Certificate and a Bookkeeping Certificate.
Accounting is a field that offers challenging and meaningful work, a great deal of career opportunity, good working conditions, and a rewarding salary. According to the 2008 Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Department of Labor, there is a faster than average projected growth rate in the number of jobs created through the year 2016. Increased job creation is expected over the next decade.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers in their Job Outlook for 2009, accounting is again the top degree in demand. The Accounting curriculum is continually modified and updated to keep pace with ever-changing rules, laws, and technology. The program focuses on providing the student with the accounting skills needed for the job, as well as on the analytical skills needed to evaluate situations and look at the "big picture." The degree provides a foundation in economics, law, management, finance, and computer technology.
Program Mission
The student will be able to transfer to a four-year college or university with a solid accounting and overall business studies foundation to continue their accounting education in a seamless manner, or become employed in an entry-level accounting position.
Program Goals/Objectives
Graduates with an A.S. degree in Accounting 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 to continue their accounting education in a seamless manner.
Admission Requirements
Although the Accounting Program does not have any specific
admissions requirements, individuals with criminal charges may not be able to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Please check with the NH Board of Accountancy before pursing a degree in accounting if you have been convicted of a criminal charge and want to become a CPA.
Transfer Policy:
Students may transfer credits earned at other accredited institutions with a grade of C or better in courses with equivalent content. Appropriate transfer credits may be accepted within a ten-year period.
Accreditation
The Department of Business Studies is nationally accredited by the
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Our national accreditation allows our graduates to transfer to four-year colleges and universities in all regions of the country.
Employment Opportunities
MCC has a working partnership with Robert Half International
(placement agency for accounting professionals), where they can assist accounting students to find temporary and permanent placement in
accounting-related jobs. Graduates of the program are ready for
entry-level positions in public accounting, private industry, government,
non-profit organizations, and international arenas. Accounting careers include jobs in such areas as cost accounting, taxes, auditing, internal auditing, management accounting, consulting, personal advisor, general ledger, and forensic accounting.
Transfer Opportunities
The Accounting Associate degree transfers in its entirety to many four-year colleges and universities. SNHU accepts 90 credits from MCC and awards scholarships to MCC accounting graduates based on academic performance. Locally, Plymouth State University, UNH-Manchester, and Franklin Pierce University accept accounting graduates. Credits also transfer nationally to ACBSP-accredited colleges.
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Accounting Degree Program
First Year |
| Fall Semester | TH | LAB | CR |
| ACCT113 | Accounting and Financial Reporting I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS114 | Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CIS 110 | Microsoft Computer Applications | 2 |
2 |
3 |
| ENGL 110 |
College Composition |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| INT 101 |
College Success Seminar |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| MATH 131 |
College Algebra I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| | Total | 16 | 2 | 17 |
| Spring Semester | TH | LAB | CR |
| ACCT 123 |
Accounting and Financial Reporting II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ECON 134 |
Macroeconomics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| MATH 202 |
Probability and Statistics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| |
English Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Science Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
0 |
16 |
SECOND YEAR |
| Fall Semester | TH | LAB | CR |
| ACCT 213 |
Cost Accounting I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT216 |
Software Systems Applications |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| ACCT 243 |
Federal Income Taxes - Individual |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 220 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| BUS 212 |
Business Law I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ECON 135 |
Microeconomics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Total |
17 |
2 |
18 |
| Spring Semester | TH | LAB | CR |
| ACCT 215 |
Cost Accounting II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 221 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 222 |
Intermediate Accounting III |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| BUS 210 |
Organizational Communications |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| BUS 221 |
Business Finance |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Foreign Lang./Humanities/Fine Arts Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Total |
18 |
0 |
18 |
Total Credits - 69
Accounting Certificate
| | TH | LAB | CR |
| ACCT 113 |
Accounting and Financial Reporting I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 123 |
Accounting and Financial Reporting II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 213 |
Cost Accounting I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 215 |
Cost Accounting II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 216 |
Software Systems Applications |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| ACCT 220 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 221 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 222 |
Intermediate Accounting III |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ACCT 243 |
Federal Income Taxes - Individual |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| BUS 221 |
Business Finance |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| CIS 110 |
Microsoft Computer Applications |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Total Credits - 33
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Bookkeeping Certificate
The Bookkeeping Certificate covers the skills needed to work as a
bookkeeper and to sit for the National Certified Bookkeepers exam offered by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers.
Program Goal/Objectives
Upon successful completion of the Bookkeeping Certificate, the student will:
- Be able to function in relevant positions in small business settings.
- Be familiar with the relevant applications in QuickBooks.
- Be prepared to sit for national certifications in accounts payable,
payroll and bookkeeping and be prepared for entry-level work as a
bookkeeper.
| | | TH | LAB | CR |
| ACCT 100 | Bookkeeping for Small Business | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | OR | | | |
| ACCT 216 | Software Systems Applications | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 113 | Accounting & Financial Reporting I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACCT 123 | Accounting & Financial Reporting II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACSP 101 | Payroll Fundamental - Entry Level | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACSP 103 | Accounts Payable - Entry Level | 2 | 0.5 | 2 |
| ACSP 110 | Bookkeeping Internal Controls & Advanced Topics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ACSP 111 | Advanced Bookkeeping Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total Credits - 22
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