A degree in Accounting allows you to help individuals and businesses manage finances efficiently, ensuring financial health and informed decision-making.

Why Consider an Accounting Degree?

A career that relies on your ability to think critically and creatively appeals to you.
This in-demand expertise is vital in order for organizations to make informed business decisions.
Accounting is universally respected and plays a vital role in all organizations.
Many opportunities are available for specialization and advancement.

Why Learn at Lakeshore?

This program is offered through our flexible competency-based education (CBE) format, which allows you to accelerate your learning while receiving personalized coaching and support.
With frequent start dates, begin when it’s convenient for you.
In addition to teaching experience, instructors have experience in a variety of accounting environments.
Smoothly transfer your degree to your choice of several university partners to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Because of our low student-to-faculty ratio, you’ll get to know instructors and fellow students.

What It Takes

Interest in working with numbers
Creative thinking skills
Attention to detail
Desire and appreciation for accuracy
Critical thinking skills
Commitment to honest and ethical practices

Career Area

Finance

Type

Associate Degree

Program Number

10-101-1

Availability

CBE

Associate Degree
4 Terms if attending full-time
9 Terms if attending part-time, online or evening
60 Credits
Financial Aid Eligible
Start Fall or Spring
Delivery Modes: Day, Evening, and Online

Career Outlook

Accounting

Median Income: $47,916.00*

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

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Bills and Account Collectors

Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

Billing and Posting Clerks

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

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.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

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.

Tax Preparers

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Disclosure:

*Lightcast/EMSI data is a hybrid dataset derived from official government sources such as the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary data is from the Lakeshore District.

Admissions and Enrollment Waitlist and Petition Flexible Learning Courses

Admission and First Semester Enrollment Steps

Submit online application
Complete the online Student Success Questionnaire
Complete Get Started at Lakeshore appointment
- Application Check-in
- College Orientation Overview
- 1st Time Program Registration

Submit high school transcripts, college transcripts, and test scores (optional, highly recommended). Official transcripts will be needed for transferring college credit(s) and for financial aid purposes.

Program Cost

Tuition Cost: $9,831.20
Book Cost: $1,828.00
Supply Cost: $0.00
Program Total: $11,659.20

Some of Lakeshore College’s programs may reach program capacity due to high demand. When this occurs, the College will follow the Admissions Procedure to establish and maintain a waitlist to prioritize enrollment. In addition, some programs may offer a petition process outlined in their specific program handbook.

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION is a learning model offering far more flexibility than traditional models. Fitting college around your work and personal commitments is possible because CBE allows you to:

Learn When You Want To
Progress at Your Own Pace
Receive Personalized Coaching; Support

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Faculty Bios

Chris Cheske

There is no better experience than guiding a student through his or her journey. The student's joy on graduation day is the ultimate sign of success.

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Julie Meyer

Our diverse students in the day, evening, and online modalities makes instructing courses ever-changing. Watching students develop their skills, gain confidence, have success, and graduate is inspiring as their instructor.

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