Program Information
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Location: Downtown Milwaukee Campus, Oak Creek Campus, Online Campus, West Allis Campus
- Pathway: Business & Management
- Program Code: 10-101-1
- Offering: Online, In-Person
- Degree Type: 2-Year Degree (Associate)
- Start Dates: August/January
About the Accounting degree
DESCRIPTION
Designed to provide fundamental accounting skills in a range of applications, this program is a good fit for students who like to work with numbers. You will learn about financial, cost, tax, payroll, governmental, nonprofit and computerized accounting.
Qualified accounting applicants continue to be in demand.
You can earn the Accounting Bookkeeper Trainee certificate and the Accounting Assistant technical diploma on the way to completing this associate degree.
Additional program details: Students completing ACCTG-130 Computerized Accounting are prepared to take the QuickBooks Certification Exam from Intuit; students in ACCTG-122 Accounting Software Applications are prepared to take the MS Office Excel Specialist Certification Exam.
Your success in the program will be enhanced by abilities to organize complex data, and to perform arithmetic computations quickly and accurately.
Additional Resources
Accounting Program Blog (link)
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Career Outlook
Related Programs
Accounting Assistant
Prepare for entry-level positions in the accounting field. You will develop competence in financial, managerial, tax and payroll accounting.
Accounting Bookkeeper Trainee
This certificate prepares you to enter the bookkeeping/accounting field in an entry-level capacity. Through the program’s three courses, students develop competence in financial accounting with an emphasis on accounting software, spreadsheets and databases.
Detailed Program Information
2025-26 Curriculum
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCTG-111 | Accounting 1 ^ | 4 |
| ACCTG-121 | Income Taxation ^ | 4 |
| ACCTG-122 | Accounting Software Applications ^ | 3 |
| MATH-107 | College Mathematics ‡ ^ (or) Any 200-level MATH course |
3 |
| ACCTG-113 | Accounting 2 ‡ ^ | 4 |
| ACCTG-130 | Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks Online ‡ ^ | 3 |
| ACCTG-142 | Payroll Accounting ^ | 2 |
| BADM-165 | Legal Environment of Business ^ | 3 |
| ENG-195 | Written Communication ‡ ^ (or) Any 200-level ENG course |
3 |
| ACCTG-116 | Intermediate Accounting ‡ | 4 |
| ACCTG-126 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| ECON-195 | Economics (or) Any 200-level ECON course |
3 |
| ENG-197 | Technical Reporting ‡ (or) Any 200-level ENG or SPEECH course |
3 |
| FIN-180 | Corporate Financial Management ‡ | 3 |
| ACCTG-145 | Forensic Accounting ‡ (or) FIN-122 Investment Principles ‡ |
3 |
| ACCTG-150 | Accounting Practice With a Systems Approach ‡ | 3 |
| ACCTG-155 | Applied Individual Income Tax ‡ (or) FIN-122 Investment Principles ‡ |
3 |
| FIN-120 | Introduction to Money, Banking and Financial Markets ‡ |
3 |
| PSYCH-199 | Psychology of Human Relations (or) Any 200-level PSYCH course |
3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 |
‡ Prerequisite required.
^ Counts toward earning the Accounting Assistant technical diploma.
Program curriculum requirements are subject to change.
This Associate in Applied Science program will transfer to one or more four-year institutions.
Current MATC students should consult their Academic Program Plan for specific curriculum requirements.
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2025-2026 Program Flyer
Admissions requirements
Important Dates
Deadlines and important dates can be found on:
Cost & Aid Deadlines
Also, you can find dates and deadlines on the MATC Events Calendar
Program Outcomes
- Process financial transactions throughout the accounting cycle
- Evaluate financial information to support decision-making
- Process payroll
- Perform cost accounting tasks
- Perform income tax accounting tasks
- Apply internal controls to minimize risk
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