What You Will Learn
Financial accounting is important for all companies, regardless of size. Through our business courses at the Center for Workforce Development, businesses can learn to record transactions thoroughly and systematically. This is important for establishing a record of a company’s financial health, which becomes critical when applying for loans or establishing a working relationship with other businesses.
Accounting Students Learn How to:
- Understand and use the vocabulary of accounting
- Record, analyze, and report financial transactions accurately
- Apply the conventions of bookkeeping
- Use Microsoft Excel for bookkeeping processes
- Use QuickBooks to track orders, sales, expenses, invoices and more
Curriculum
Students learn basic terminology and accounting practices before moving on to double entry bookkeeping and the recording of financial transactions. Balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements are introduced and practiced. Students learn the preeminent computerized accounting system QuickBooks and prepare to sit for the QuickBooks certification exam.
Careers in the Field
All businesses, whether for-profit or nonprofit, have a need for meticulous accountants who can accurately record financial transactions using conventional accounting processes. Firm knowledge of QuickBooks is a definite asset, and QuickBooks certification proves a student’s mastery of the subject. Careers in this field include:
- Accounts manager
- Bookkeeper
- Tax professional
Why study at CCM?
The Center for Workforce Development at CCM offers a short-term certificate program in accounting for students who wish to move quickly into the job market without enrolling in a degree program. Three evening courses over 1 ½ semesters will prepare students for an accounting career. Preparing for and passing the QuickBooks certification exam after these courses will help students stand out as a premier candidate for a professional accounting role.
Paying for Your Accounting Education at CCM
The Accounting/QuickBooks program at CCM (3 classes) has been approved by the NJ Department of Labor for NJ residents who are unemployed or underemployed and wish to receive a training voucher to pay for this program. If you are un/underemployed, click here for information on how to qualify.
Contact Us
Center for Workforce Development, County College of Morris
Student Community Center, Room 125
214 Center Grove Road, Randolph NJ 07869
E: wfd@ccm.edu
P: 973-328-5187
Related Courses Taught in English
Accounting Basics for Non-Accountants (BDT-161E)
PREREQUISITE: This is an introductory course on the basics of accounting. Basic computer skills are essential. A personal computer with Windows 10, while not needed, is helpful. A computer is required for the next classes in this program series.
If you have never had a bookkeeping or accounting course and the words t-account, debit and credit entries, sound like a foreign language, you need to start here to advance in this series. Understanding the theories and practices behind accounting, which is the process of recording financial transactions and then summarizing, analyzing, and reporting these transactions, is the basis of this class. This class will equip you with the foundational knowledge to be successful in the next course.
INSTRUCTOR: Kimberly Kleinguenther
Wed, Sept 18-Oct 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m. on campus in Cohen Hall, Room CH-156
3 sessions, 9 hours, CEU 0.9
Cost: $249
Accounting Fundamentals and More (BDT-124E)
PREREQUISITE: Accounting Basics for Non-Accountants, or accounting/bookkeeping knowledge or prior work experience. Students should have a personal computer with Windows 10 and have strong computer skills. Students will receive CCM student credentials to access MS Excel.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and then dig deeper into the analysis and recording of financial transactions and financial statements. Get hands-on experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll procedures, sales taxes and common banking activities. Understand the role of the three main accounting statements: balance sheet, income statement and cash flow.
This course is a prerequisite for QuickBooks. During a one-hour orientation, in advance of the course work, students will receive information on the class structure, use of Excel and how to access MS Excel if a student does not have the application available.
INSTRUCTOR: Kimberly Kleinguenther
6 sessions: 15 hours, CEU 1.5
Location: on campus in Cohen Hall, Room CH-156
Cost: $399
Oct 9, 2024 – Nov 13, 2024 | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Course ID: 88232
Instructor: Kleinguenther
Location: CH-156
QuickBooks Certification Prep with Exam Voucher (BDT-146E)
PREREQUISITE: Accounting Fundamentals or a minimum of one year work-related bookkeeping or accounting experience is required. Students must have good computer skills, along with a personal computer with Windows 10. Students receive CCM student credentials to access the QuickBooks software. Students who register for this class, and do not have the prerequisite knowledge, will be limited in their ability to participate in this course. If in doubt, please contact Workforce Development at wfd@ccm.edu prior to enrolling. A QuickBooks certification exam voucher is included with the course.
QuickBooks is a computerized accounting system commonly used in small-to-medium sized businesses. Students learn to create purchase orders, track sales and expenses, produce and manage invoices, monitor financial records and more. This course uses QuickBooks 2022, emphasizing the cloud version, with an introduction to the QuickBooks desktop version. The course will help you prepare for the QuickBooks certification exam. During a one-hour orientation, in advance of the course work, students will receive information on how to download the student version of QuickBooks directly from Intuit and learn more about the QuickBooks certification process and course outline.
INSTRUCTOR: Kimberly Kleinguenther
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 – Feb 5, 2025 (no class Dec 25 or Jan 1)
Orientation Dec 4 from 6:30-7:30 p.m., classes Dec 11-Feb 5 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: on campus in Cohen Hall, Room CH-156
Cost: $699
Textbook information:
Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Online: A Cloud Based Approach, 4th Edition by Carol Yacht and Matthew Lowenkron.
ISBN 10: 1264136749
ISBN 13: 978-1264136742
Dec 4, 2024 – Feb 5, 2025 | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Course ID: 28233
Instructor: Kleinguenther
Location: CH-156
Related Courses Taught in Spanish
Contabilidad básica para no-Contadores (BDT-167E)
PRERREQUISITO: Este es un curso introductorio sobre los fundamentos de la contabilidad. Los estudiantes usarán computadoras en el aula y las habilidades básicas de computación serán esenciales. Un ordenador personal con Windows 10, aunque no es necesario, es útil. Para las siguientes clases de ésta serie deprogramas se requerirá de una computadora.
Si nunca has tenido un curso de teneduría de libros o contabilidad y las palabras “cuenta t” o “asientos de débito y crédito” suenan como un idioma extranjero, debes comenzar aquí para avanzar en esta serie. La comprensión de las teorías y prácticas detrás de la contabilidad, que es el proceso de registrar las transacciones financieras y luego resumir, analizar y reportar estas transacciones, es la base de esta clase. Esta clase le equipará con el conocimiento básico para tener éxito en los Fundamentos de Contabilidad y demás cursos.
Miércoles, 2 al 16 de octubre, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
En el campus en Emeriti Hall, sala EH-211
Costo: $249
Fundamentos de Contabilidad y Mas (BDT-168E)
PRERREQUISITO: Conceptos básicos de contabilidad para no contado-res, o conocimientos de contabilidad / teneduría de libros, experiencia laboral previa. Los estudiantes deben tener una computadora personal con Windows 10 y tener fuertes habilidade en computación. Los estudiantes recibirán credenciales de estudiantes de CCM para acceder a MS Excel.
Aplicar contabilidad de partida doble y luego profundizar en el análisi registro de transacciones financieras y estados financieros. Obtenga experiencia práctica en cuentas por cobrar, cuentas por pagar procedimientos de nómina, impuestos sobre las ventas y actividades bancarias comunes. Comprenda el papel de los tres estados financieros principales: Balance, estado de resultados y flujo de efecti Este curso es un requisito previo para QuickBooks. Durante la orientación de una hora antes del trabajo de curso, los estudiantes recibirán información sobre la estructura de la clase, el uso de Excel y cómo acceder a MS Excel si un estudiante no tiene el software.
Miércoles 23 de octubre al 4 de diciembre
23 de octubre – Orientación, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Clases del 30 de octubre al 4 de diciembre – 6:30-9:30 p.m.
6 sesiones: 15 horas, CEU 1.5
En el campus en Emeriti Hall, sala EH-211
Costo: $399
Oct 23, 2024 – Dec 4, 2024 | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Course ID: 88242
Instructor: Mojena
Location: EH-211
QuickBooks para Negocios (BDT-170E)
PRERREQUISITO: Se requieren fundamentos de contabilidad o un mínimo de un año de experiencia en contabilidad o trabajo relacionado con la teneduría de libros. Los estudiantes deben tener buenas habilidades en computación, junto con una computadora personal con Windows 10. Los estudiantes reciben redenciales de estudiante de CCM para acceder al programa de QuickBooks. Los estudiantes que se inscriban en esta clase, y no tengan el conocimiento previo, se verán limitados en su capacidad para participar en este curso. Si tiene alguna duda, comuníquese con Workforce Development enwfd-ccm.edu antes de inscribirse.
QuickBooks es un sistema de contabilidad computarizado comúnmente utilizado en pequeñas y medianas empresas. Los estudiantes aprenden a crear órdenes de compra, rastrear ventas y gastos, producir y administrar facturas, monitorear registros financieros y más. Este curso utiliza QuickBooks2022, haciendo énfasis en la versión de la nube, con una introducción a la versión de escritorio de QuickBooks.
Esta clase, y la información que aprenderá, no sustituye el asesoramiento contable y fiscal profesional. Los instructores no pueden asesorar a los estudiantes en temas específicos. *Se requiere un libro de texto para QuickBooks.
(Nota: Los estudiantes pueden tomar el examen de certificación de QuickBooks por separado del curso; sin embargo, el examen solo se ofrece en inglés en este momento.)
Orientación obligatoria, 11 de diciembre, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Miércoles, 18 de diciembre al 12 de febrero, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
8 sesiones: 22 horas, CEU 2.2
En el campus en Emeriti Hall, sala EH-211
Costo: $699
Dec 11, 2024 – Feb 12, 2025 | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Course ID: 28244
Instructor: Mojena
Location: EH-211
