Accounting and Finance
Upcoming Courses
Take your accounting knowledge to the next level. Whether you are looking to sharpen your spreadsheet skills or grow a financial career, Cabrillo has accounting classes that will prepare you for success!
The Accounting and Finance Program is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills required for entry-level positions in industry, government, and financial institutions. The knowledge and skills are important for small businesses and new entrepreneurs as well. Our goal is to allow students to transfer and successfully complete a university program and/or to succeed on a career track that will lead to a family-supporting income.
The program includes classroom instruction by experienced faculty and extensive hands-on application with both manual and computerized accounting systems. You can take classes to enrich your job, earn short-term certificates to get to employment faster, and/or earn an associate degree that transfers to a senior college or university program.
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Degrees and Certificates
The program offers an Associate in Science Accounting degree and six vocational certificates You can earn a certificate in as little as one year! The Accounting and Finance Program also provides courses required for a student to transfer to most colleges and universities in California and across the United States.
Through time spent in our program, you will be able to choose from a variety of careers in the accounting world with in-demand, transferable skills. Read more about what the accounting and finance department offers.
Career Opportunities
Jobs in accounting and finance are in-demand, well-paying, and secure.
Accounting and Finance graduates may be involved in recording business transactions, constructing financial statements, preparing budgets and tax returns, auditing financial records, advising businesses, and working for government and not-for-profit agencies, to name just a few opportunities. More job positions are currently available than students graduating to fill those positions, with even more employment opportunities expected to continue to grow in the foreseeable future.
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Fall 2025 Accounting & Finance Courses
Learn how to prepare financial data and gain the skills needed for a successful career in accounting! From forensics to QuickBooks, our classes explore current concepts relevant to today’s accounting environment.
Classes Start August 25 | View Flyer
Fall 2025 Accounting & Finance Courses
Learn how to prepare financial data and gain the skills needed for a successful career in accounting! From forensics to QuickBooks, our classes explore current concepts relevant to today’s accounting environment.
Classes Start August 25 | View Flyer
Financial Accounting
ACCT 1A
Explore how to prepare, communicate, use, and analyze accounting information with an emphasis on accounting theory and critical thinking in business decision-making.
Managerial Accounting
ACCT 1B
Learn how to use accounting information to direct and control operations, including cost terminology and concepts, cost behavior, and cost structure.
Individual Income Tax
ACCT 54A
Study federal and California tax principles and compliance with a focus on individual taxpayers and computerized tax projects. This course qualifies for California Tax Preparer (CTEC) Qualifying Education.
Using QuickBooks
ACCT 163 / ACCT 463*
Learn QuickBooks from the accounting practitioner's perspective, including how to set up new businesses, enter data, locate information, and analyze financial statements.
*If you don't need to earn college credit, you can take this class for FREE by registering for the NONCREDIT version of this class. Learn more about noncredit classes and certificates.