Accounting
School of Business & Computer Technologies
Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center, Rm. E257 · (570) 327-4517
A fast-changing business world is transforming the accounting profession in new and exciting ways. Specifically, the profession is changing, expanding, and evolving to meet an organization's financial management/ services and information systems needs.
Built upon our strong accounting and financial planning core, Pennsylvania College of Technology's accounting programs place an even greater emphasis on helping students understand and develop information systems and new ways of interpreting and using financial information to make better financial and management decisions for their employers and clients.
A.A.S. curriculum provides
- increased emphasis on information technology and computerized accounting systems;
- opportunities to earn Microsoft Software Applications/Certifications in Excel and Access;
- broader management perspectives; and
- specialized coursework addressing payroll, state, and local taxation issues of small businesses.
B.S. curriculum provides
- preparation toward professional accounting certifications (CPA, CMA);
- an emphasis on information technology and accounting information systems;
- opportunities to earn Microsoft Software Applications/Certifications in Excel and Access;
- broader business perspectives, business ethics, management of organizational behavior, and business policy and strategy;
- opportunities to pursue a CFP Board registered program in financial planning by either declaring the Financial Planning Minor or meeting the requirements of the Competency Credential in Financial Planning; and
- work-based experiences through a required internship.