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Accounting: Associate Degree (AS)

MassBay’s Accounting Associate Degree programs prepare you for entry-level positions in accounting including accounts receivable, accounts payable, bookkeeping, and as junior accountants and auditors. Our Associate Degree/MassTransfer degree in Accounting prepares you to transfer to four-year colleges to continue your education. Interested students are on track to take the CPA examination after fulfilling the more advanced course requirements at a transfer institution. 
 

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Program Learning Outcomes

Successful graduates of the program will be able to: 

  1. Apply general principles of ethics to solve problems in the accounting business environment
  2. Analyze financial information to solve accounting problems using appropriate critical thinking skills
  3. Apply managerial cost accounting concepts and differential analysis to the management decision making process 
  4. Prepare financial statements based on the knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
  5. Explain tax concepts for various forms of business entities, and understand the role of taxation in the business decision-making process
  6. Communicate accounting information effectively, both orally and in writing, and apply information technology to the analysis and evaluation of financial data
  7. Use scientific knowledge and methodology to test, validate, and update their knowledge about the natural world
  8. Apply knowledge about world regions and their histories, philosophical traditions, religions, artistic and cultural legacies, and economic and political forces in engaging others.

Career and Transfer Outlook

MassBay accounting alumni currently work in for public and private businesses, in accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and auditing. If you are interested in continuing your education beyond an Associate Degree in Accounting, you can meet with an advisor to discuss opportunities for MassTransfer with select public institutions in Massachusetts in addition to transferring to private colleges and universities.