Accounting

Why Accounting Students Turn To National College:

• Convenience and flexibility – day and evening course schedules to fit your life.
• Small class size – allowing for one-on-one interaction with instructors.
• Industry experienced instructors – bringing their professional accounting experience to class.
• Peer tutoring – providing one-on-one help at no additional cost.
• Training in modern computer labs – simulating real work experiences.
• Job placement assistance – putting graduates in touch with local employers in their field of study.
• Lifelong refresher courses for Accounting program graduates – keeping skills sharp and current at no additional tuition costs.

What You Will Study:

Highlights

Principles of Accounting I, II, & III
The primarily focus is on the use of accounting practices in today’s business world – beginning with individually owned businesses, then to financial reporting and corporate accounting.

Payroll Accounting
Learn methods of computing wages, deductions, and salaries; the procedures for keeping records, and the preparation of government reports.

Income Tax
Learn tax preparation for individuals and corporations.

Program core courses may include:

Principles of Accounting I, II, & III Payroll Accounting Computerized Accounting

Cost Accounting I Income Tax The Microsoft Office Spreadsheet Applications

Grant Information

Sister City Grant (International Students)

 

ONET Occupational Crosswalk Matches

• 13-2082.00 - Tax Preparers
• 43-3021.01 - Statement Clerks
• 43-3021.02 - Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks
• 43-3021.03 - Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators
• 43-3031.00 - Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
• 43-3041.00 - Gaming Cage Workers
• 43-3051.00 - Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
• 43-4011.00 - Brokerage Clerks
• 43-9111.00 - Statistical Assistants

Estimated tuition costs

Tuition	$305/credit X 60 credits = $18300
Books	$225/course X 15 courses = $3375
Activity Fee	$15/Term X 5 terms = $75
Graduation Fee	$100
TOTAL	$21850

On-Time Completion Rate and Median Loan Debt

Applies to	On-Time Completion Rate	Median Title IV Loan Debt	Median Private Loan Debt
Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Danville VA, Dayton Area, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Online, Parkersburg, Princeton, Roanoke Valley and Youngstown campuses.	82.4%	$15,500.00	$0.00
Bartlett, Bristol, Knoxville, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, Akron Area and Cleveland campuses	N/A	N/A	N/A
Danville KY, Florence, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville, Richmond and South Bend campuses	0.0%	N/A	N/A

Note: Median Institutional Loan Debt is $0 for all National College campuses.

Additional Notes: Areas marked N/A indicate that 10 or less individuals graduated from this program during the specified reporting period and used this particular source of funding.

Placement Rates

Applies to	Placement Rate*
Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Danville VA, Dayton Area, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Online, Parkersburg, Princeton, Roanoke Valley and Youngstown campuses.	81.8%
Bartlett, Bristol, Knoxville, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, Akron Area and Cleveland campuses.	No Data
Danville KY, Florence, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville, Richmond and South Bend campuses.	0.0%
*This rate is calculated based on a formula provided by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). For more information on this agency, click here.

Additional Notes: Areas marked with No Data indicate that no students graduated from the program during the reporting period

The State of Tennessee requires that placement rates be calculated individually by campus. Rates are as follows:

Applies to	Placement Rate**
Knoxville	100.0%
**This rate is calculated based on a formula provided by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). For more information on this agency, click here.

Lunch Lady No More

Betty Patterson was a self-described “lunch lady” for a local public school when she decided she wanted something more for herself and her family. She found the Danville, Kentucky campus and the associate degree program in business administration management was the perfect fit for her. “I loved the small classes, I loved the one-on-one with the instructors, I loved that they took time to get to know you.”

At first the adjustment was tough for the working mom, but she soon found her rhythm. “With my three daughters, it helped them,” Betty relates. “They were struggling in school, and they saw me working hard, studying every day, taking notesand we would actually have homework time where we would all sit at the dinner table and do homework together.” Betty adds that her daughters teachers’ credited her example as being instrumental in marked improvement in all of her daughters’ performance at school.

National gave me the courage, they helped me to grow

Today, she works for a Danville Certified Public Accountant (CPA), who performs payroll and accounting services for a variety of business clients, as well as corporate and individual tax services. How does a management graduate end up working in an accounting firm? National’s in-depth curricula make it possible. “Because of the drive that I have, and the things that I [picked] up through the [courses] I did take, it helped me to go after this position,” Betty explains. One of her National College instructors, Ed Musick, had arranged for her to complete an externship, and later hired her as a part-time employee. As her graduation approached, he recommended her to a CPA that he knew. “He gave him my name, and he hired me on the spot,” says Betty.

“National gave me the courage, they helped me to grow,” Betty says. “It was the best decision I ever made. The best.”