Professional Bookkeeping (1206)

Once you graduate from our Professional Bookkeeping certificate, you’ll be ready to find employment as a full-charge bookkeeper in a variety of industries and businesses, such as:

• Accounting firms
• Corporations
• Small businesses
• Nonprofit organizations

If you have the following traits, you may also find success and fulfillment as a bookkeeper:

• Attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Ability to effectively communicate with others
• Strong math and computer skills
   

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Our Professional Bookkeeping certificate gives you the essential skills you need in today’s business environment. By completing this certificate, you’ll be ready to pursue a position as a professional bookkeeper. Coursework focuses on essential general business and accounting skills needed in today's bookkeeping environment and places you on the fast-track to a rewarding career.

In addition, this certificate will help you pass industry certification exams, which indicate your expertise in the area of bookkeeping and technology tools. Taking these exams fall outside the curriculum and may require additional preparation and the payment of fees to test facilitators.

As you complete our program, you will:

• Perform all functions of accounting for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations
• Implement an effective system of internal control
• Show proficiency in operating microcomputer-based accounting systems and developing solutions to accounting problems using computerized spreadsheets
• Use data analytics and software tools to provide business insights
• Analyze financial statements, recognize potential problems and suggest appropriate solutions
• Communicate financial information to management

• View summaries of every course at HACC by browsing our class schedules database.

• Review our program guide (pdf) to view a list of required courses, recommended course sequencing and program competencies.

Our certificate is designed to lead you directly into the workforce. However, if you wish to continue your education with us and pursue an associate degree, all of your credits count towards the completion of our associate degree in business.

You may complete our certificate at our Harrisburg and Lancaster campuses through various modalities (e.g., on-campus/in-person instruction, hybrid, synchronous remote instruction and/or asynchronous instruction).

Yes! We offer many scholarships through the HACC Foundation. Each scholarship has specific eligibility requirements. To learn how to apply, please visit hacc.edu/Scholarships.

You can enroll in HACC classes for the spring, summer and fall anytime by visiting our website. When you apply, please include program code 1206 with your application. This code ensures you are applying to the correct program.
 

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