Accounting
Certificate of Achievement Accounting · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Accounting certificate program contains coursework in financial and managerial accounting, computerized accounting, and intermediate, tax, and cost accounting. Completing the program will provide students with the skills necessary for employment in a variety of accounting positions:
- Staff Accountant
- Full Charge Bookkeeper
- Tax Staff
- Cost Accountant
- General Ledger Specialist
- Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Accounting Specialist
- Accounts Payable Specialist
- Disbursement Specialist
- Payroll Specialist
- Junior Accountant
- Senior Accountant
Program Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate various activities performed in the accounting function of industry, apply comprehensive accounting skills, utilize technical knowledge, utilize technology and display ethical behaviors and practices.
- Demonstrate technical knowledge of accounting related topics that provide major course transfer to a four-year institution.
Requirements
Review Certificate Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT A101/ACCT A101H | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT A102/ACCT A102H | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT A110 | Excel for Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| ACCT A111 | Individual Income Tax | 3 |
| orACCT A116 | Business Taxation | |
| ACCT A210 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT A212 | Intermediate Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACCT A213 | Intermediate Accounting 2 | 3 |
| ACCT A218 | Auditing | 3 |
| BUS A100/BUS A100H | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS A139 | Business Communication | 3 |
| CIS A111/CIS A111H | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| Total Units | 35 | |
Accounting Suggested Electives:
ACCT A107 Not for Profit Recordkeeping and Compliance
ACCT A112 Accounting with QuickBooks
ACCT A118 Accounting Ethics
ACCT A119 Payroll
ACCT A215 Governmental Accounting
ACCT A216 Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACCT A220 Data Analytics for Accounting
BUS A110 Business Law
BUS A110H Business Law Honors
BUS A240 Entrepreneurship
MGMT A100 Applied Management for Public and Private Organizations
Program Sequence
Program Sequence
These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Units |
|---|---|
| ACCT A101or ACCT A101H | Financial Accountingor Financial Accounting Honors |
| BUS A100or BUS A100H | Introduction to Businessor Introduction to Business Honors |
| CIS A111 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems |
| Units |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| ACCT A102or ACCT A102H |
| ACCT A110 |
Year 2
| Semester 1 |
|---|
| ACCT A212 |
| BUS A139 |
| ACCT A210 |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| ACCT A111or ACCT A116 |
| ACCT A213 |
| ACCT A218 |