Accounting Paraprofessional (AAS) and Certificates
Study Accounting at Colorado Mountain College
Give your career a boost or even start your four-year degree in accounting and business with the Accounting Program at CMC
CMC is one of the top accounting schools in Colorado, and our accounting degree program offers you the opportunity to develop a mixture of basic communication and mathematics skills, technical accounting and computer skills, and basic business skills necessary to success in a business world that increasingly relies on information processing communication.
The accounting certificate program provides you with entry-level skills as an accounting clerk or bookkeeper. If you are currently employed, the certificate program provides an opportunity for job upgrading.
Available Degrees
- Accounting Paraprofessional (AAS)
- Accounting Bookkeeper Basics Certificate
- Accounting Certificate
- Accounting: Bookkeeper Certificate
- Accounting: Professional Bookkeeper Certificate
What will I learn?
- Measurement / Accounting professionals are frequently called upon to provide "measurements." Measures should be both relevant and reliable (GAAP / OCBOA).
- Reporting / Communicating the scope of work and findings or recommendations is an integral part of a professional service.
- Research / The individual preparing to enter the accounting profession needs to have strong research skills to access relevant guidance or other information, understand it, and apply it.
- Technology / Individuals entering the accounting profession must acquire the necessary skills to use technology tools effectively and efficiently to enhance personal, functional and broad-business perspective competencies.
See the NC-SARA / Licensure Disclosure for the Accounting Program
The Accounting Paraprofessional (AAS) is offered at:
- Breckenridge: Mostly Virtual
- Glenwood Springs: Mostly Virtual
- Leadville: Mostly Virtual
- Rifle: Mostly Virtual
- Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: Mostly Virtual
- Steamboat Springs: In-person & virtual
- Fully Virtual
The Accounting: Bookkeeper Basics Certificate is offered at:
- Rifle: In-person & virtual
- Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: In-person & virtual
- Fully Virtual
The Accounting: Bookkeeper Certificate is offered at:
- Glenwood Springs: Mostly Virtual
- Leadville: Mostly Virtual
- Rifle: In-person & virtual
- Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: In-person & virtual
- Steamboat Springs: In-person & virtual
- Vail Valley at Edwards: In-person & virtual
- Fully Virtual
The Accounting: CPA Exam Preparation Certificate is offered at:
- Fully Virtual
Program Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.
Upon completing the Accounting Paraprofessional (AAS) program, CMC students will be able to:
- Communicate basic business ideas with diverse stakeholders.
- Apply critical & creative thinking skills to organizational decision making.
- Recognize business problems using applicable decision tools and frameworks.
- Identify the risks and opportunities of the global business operating environment.
- Explain concepts of social responsibility.
- Recognize ethics, moral reasoning & behavior in business decision making.
- Report real world examples of foundational business principles.
- Develop an understanding of how digital technology is used in accounting.
Colorado Mountain College Accounting is an accredited State of Colorado Career Technical Education program. Program Outcomes are based on the American Institute of CPA's "Core Competencies for Entry into the Accounting Profession."
Program Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.
Upon completing the Accounting: Bookkeeper Basics Certificate program, CMC students will be able to:
- Apply the fundamental concepts inherent in the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Prepare basic financial statements.
- Prepare appropriate tax reports.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology tools to record financial information.
For anyone looking to get an accounting degree in Colorado, our accounting program provides you with entry-level skills in the field of accounting. Graduates will be prepared for employment as:
- Bookkeepers
- Accounting paraprofessionals
- Accounting assistants
- Computer accounting assistants in public accounting, industry and government.
If you are currently employed, the accounting degree offers the opportunity for job upgrading. If you wish to transfer, consider the Associate of Arts Program.