What You Will Study:
Highlights
Principles of Accounting I, II, & III
The primary focus is on the use of accounting practices in today’s business world – beginning with individually owned businesses to corporate accounting.
Principles of Economics
Study how individuals consume goods and services and learn about the U.S. economic system, government finance, and the consumption and distribution of the national wealth.
Computer & IT Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation in basic computer concepts, networking, and the Internet as well as a broad understanding of the structure of information systems, databases, programming, and e-commerce.
Program core courses may include:
- Principles of Accounting I, II, & III
- Computerized Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I, II, & III
- Income Tax
- Cost Accounting
- Auditing
- Municipal & Institutional Accounting
- Project Management
- Principles of Economics
- Spreadsheet Applications
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- Computer & IT Fundamentals
- Implementing & Troublshooting OS Technology
- Computer Hardware Technology
- Network+
- Windows Server Administration I
- Network Infrastructure Configuration
- Directory Services Administration
- Database Administration
- Oracle Administration I & II
- Information Systems Security
- Database Design
- Database Security & Auditing
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ONET Occupational Crosswalk Matches
Estimated tuition costs
| Tuition | $305/credit X 180 credits = $54900 |
| Books | $225/course X 45 courses = $10125 |
| Activity Fee | $15/Term X 15 terms = $225 |
| Graduation Fee | $100 |
| TOTAL | $65350 |
On-Time Completion Rate and Median Loan Debt 
| Applies to | On-Time Completion Rate | Median Title IV Loan Debt | Median Private Loan Debt |
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| Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Danville VA, Dayton Area, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Online, Parkersburg, Princeton, Roanoke Valley and Youngstown campuses. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | N/A | 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* |
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| Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Danville VA, Dayton Area, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Online, Parkersburg, Princeton, Roanoke Valley and Youngstown campuses. | 100.0% |
| 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. | No Data |
| *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
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.”
