Bookkeeping
Certificate
Division: Business and Professional/Public Service
Division Chair: Catherine M. Roche, croche@sunyrockland.edu
Department Chair: George Repic, grepic@sunyrockland.edu
Department Support Staff: Diane Mena, dmena@sunyrockland.edu
Department Office: Academic II, Room 2350, Phone: 845-574-4330
Why Study Bookkeeping?
The Bookkeeping Certificate is for students who want to acquire the skills necessary toward obtaining employment as an entry-level bookkeeper or office employee.
Related disciplines include Business Administration.
Degrees Offered:
Occupational Objectives:
The certificate is for students with or without previous educational experience. Upon completion of the certificate students will be prepared for entry-level employment in companies of all sizes, both public and private, in virtually all industry sectors. Students may find employment in a variety of areas including accounts payable/receivable, payroll and bookkeeping.
According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011, the opportunities for employment in the fields of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks are projected to grow by 12 percent between 2006-2016.
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5 Top Reasons
To Study Bookkeeping at RCC:
- VALUE: Affordable tuition, financial aid and scholarships.
- CONVENIENCE: Courses are offered in classroom, online or hybrid format.
- FLEXIBILITY: Part-time study can accommodate work, family or other time commitments. On campus childcare available.
- CAREER: Internships provide real-world experience.
- SUPPORT: Small class sizes, more individual attention, free tutoring.
Opportunities at Rockland Community College:
There are more than 40 student clubs with special interest and socializing opportunities. Activities include sports, student government, and clubs like Robotics, Video Game & Anime, Chess, Computers, Art, Christian Fellowship, Environment, Haitian, Habitat for Humanity, Hillel, and Outlook, the award-winning student newspaper.
Program Goals:
The certificate provides students the opportunity to start a new career or springboard to a degree in accounting. The program instills an appreciation and awareness of the racial, ethnic and gender issues in today’s business world; enhance the student’s personal and professional development; and encourage active informed citizenship and leadership.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Develop and maintain financial accounting statements and records
- Understand and become proficient in accounting software
- Demonstrate proficiency in a variety of business software packages such as word processing, spreadsheets and databases for analyzing and solving business problems
- Develop problem solving, critical-thinking and decision-making abilities