2020-2021 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting


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Location:

Applied Technology & Trades Center, Room 223D

970.339.6252

Program Chair:

Ellen Swieter, 970.339.6522

Advisors and Faculty:

Lori Hatchell, 970.339.6215, advises students with last names A-H

Mark Jarnot, 970.339.6362, advises students with the last names I-Q

Gina Jones, 970.339.6679, advises students with last names R-Z

Degrees/Certificates offered:

Accounting Degree Program (two-year A.A.S. degree)

Accounting Certificate Program (two-semester certificate)

Enrolled Agent Certificate (two-semester certificate)

Accounting (B.S. Franklin Alliance)

Accounting (B.S. Regis University)

Business Administration (B.S. Franklin Alliance)

Essential Skills:

  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Ability to Comprehend, Read and Write English
  • Behavioral Stability
  • Cognitive Ability and Critical Thinking Skills

Learning Outcomes: In the Accounting Program:

  • The student should prepare accurate financial statements and reports from various accounting documents and sources.
  • The student should analyze the basic accounting concepts and the interrelationship between various financial statements.
  • The student should create and use professional business documents applying to appropriate software and technology.
  • The student should research issues relating to accounting scenarios and presen possible solutions.
  • The student should be provided with opportunities to make appropriate accounting recommendations based on provided scenarios including ethics and connection between GAAP and Tax.
  • The student should investigate proficient knowledge of current regulation and be able to research and apply concepts, trends and/or changes.
  • The student should demonstrate teambuilding, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, timeliness, and job seeking skills.

Potential Opportunities: This program is designed to prepare the student for employment in accounting positions which would include: accounts receivable or accounts payable clerk, cash receipts and disbursements clerk, payroll accounting technician, accountant, and budget or credit analyst.

A student seeking a degree or certificate in Accounting must consult with an accounting advisor at the earliest opportunity. The advisor is in a position to help the student determine if the chosen program is an appropriate plan for meeting the student’s objectives. The advisor can also keep the student informed on the timing and sequencing of courses within the program. Course substitutions may be made when the accounting advisor agrees that alternate courses better fit the career goals and objectives of the student.

General Education Requirements: A minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education Courses are required with advisor’s approval.

Accounting Advisory Committee

Judy Hicks (chair), Anderson & Whitney

Dave Ruppelt, Robert Half

Marcia Siebring, CPA, Self-employed

Verniece Thomas, United Way of Weld County

 

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