Program Overview

Accounting: Vocational Accounting at Cerritos College

Associate of Arts

The Vocational Accounting Associate of Arts Degree is for students looking to obtain a job in the accounting field after completing their course of study at Cerritos College. Mastery of this curriculum will help students lay the groundwork for an entry-level job in the accounting field. The Vocational Accounting education also helps students understand basic accounting functions, financial statement preparation and interpretation, and the role and contribution of accounting in an organization. The courses are stacked and latticed to streamline student educational paths to their career objective. Each class broadens and deepens knowledge in focused topic areas.

Salary, Growth, and Careers

Salary

Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $39,000 to $165,000 with an average salary of $83,000.

Growth

Career opportunities for this program are expected to change little nationwide from 2022 to 2032.

Careers

• Tax Preparers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +1.5%
  • Average Salary: $70,000
  • Salary Range: $39,000 - $94,000
• Accountants and Auditors
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +4.4%
  • Average Salary: $100,000
  • Salary Range: $73,000 - $119,000
• Billing and Posting Clerks
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +2.9%
  • Average Salary: $53,000
  • Salary Range: $43,000 - $61,000
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
  • Education Level: Some college, no degree
  • Job Growth: -6.2%
  • Average Salary: $56,000
  • Salary Range: $45,000 - $64,000
• Brokerage Clerks
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: -8.9%
  • Average Salary: $66,000
  • Salary Range: $57,000 - $80,000
• Budget Analysts
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +3.3%
  • Average Salary: $102,000
  • Salary Range: $78,000 - $124,000
• Business Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
  • Job Growth: +6.9%
  • Average Salary: $123,000
  • Salary Range: $75,000 - $164,000
• Credit Analysts
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: -4.3%
  • Average Salary: $99,000
  • Salary Range: $62,000 - $123,000
• Financial Examiners
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +19.5%
  • Average Salary: $109,000
  • Salary Range: $76,000 - $130,000
• Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +6.4%
  • Average Salary: $89,000
  • Salary Range: $50,000 - $165,000
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: -16.4%
  • Average Salary: $61,000
  • Salary Range: $48,000 - $72,000
• Property Appraisers and Assessors
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +4.6%
  • Average Salary: $90,000
  • Salary Range: $63,000 - $107,000
• Statistical Assistants
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: -1.7%
  • Average Salary: $73,000
  • Salary Range: $50,000 - $95,000
• Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +0.6%
  • Average Salary: $76,000
  • Salary Range: $53,000 - $91,000

Program Map

Accounting: Vocational Accounting - Full-time

• Associate of Arts
  • 61.0 Units
• Major Course
  • ACCT 100: Introduction to Accounting (3.0 Units)
  • FIN 125M: Personal Finance (3.0 Units)
  • FIN 51: Retirement Planning And Investing (1.5 Units)
• General Education Course
  • English Composition (4.0 Units)
  • Proficiency: Mathematics (4.0 Units)
• Elective Course
  • Choose a course
• Milestone
  • Department Information
• Fall 2024
  • 1st Term
    • 15.5 UNITS
    • MAJ ACCT 100: Introduction to Accounting (3.0 Units)
    • MAJ FIN 125M: Personal Finance (3.0 Units)
    • MAJ FIN 51: Retirement Planning And Investing (1.5 Units)
    • GEN English Composition (4.0 Units)
    • GEN Proficiency: Mathematics (4.0 Units)
• Spring 2025
  • 2nd Term
    • 15.5 UNITS
    • MAJ ACCT 101: Fundamentals of Accounting I (3.5 Units)
    • MAJ ACCT 131: Computerized Accounting - IBM (3.0 Units)
    • MAJ ACCT 133: Spreadsheet Accounting I (3.0 Units)
    • GEN Humanities (3.0 Units)
    • GEN Proficiency: Health & Wellness (3.0 Units)
• Fall 2025
  • 3rd Term
    • 15.0 UNITS
    • MAJ ACCT 130: Payroll Tax Accounting (3.0 Units)
    • MAJ ACCT 250: Income Tax Accounting (3.0 Units)
    • GEN Natural Sciences (3.0 Units)
    • GEN U.S. History or Government (3.0 Units)
    • ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
• Spring 2026
  • 4th Term
    • 15.0 UNITS
    • MAJ LAW 110 or BA 100 or CIS 101 (3.0 Units)
    • GEN Communication and Analytical Thinking (3.0 Units)
    • ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
    • ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
    • ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
• Accounting: Vocational Accounting - Associate of Arts
  • 61.0 units
• Education levels are meant to represent what is typical for entry into the career, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.