Accounting

The career program in Accounting offers an excellent opportunity for individuals looking for entry-level employment in the accounting field upon graduation. A concentration of courses in accounting will prepare the individual for jobs ranging from bookkeeping to tax preparation.

Graduates of this program will be able to design and maintain a moderately complex, double-entry system of accounting records and apply basic quantitative and qualitative skills required in entry-level positions within the accounting field. Graduates of this program also receive extensive training in business communication skills and technologies, including spreadsheets and database management.

Graduates of this program have found jobs as junior accountants and management trainees in retail, government and finance.

Students who intend to transfer to a four-year college or university should enroll in our Business Administration AS program.

General Education Course Requirements

• English composition and literature
• Mathematics
• Social Science Elective
• Liberal Arts Elective
• Laboratory Science Elective
• Wellness

Program Course Requirements: General Business and Computer Science

• Microcomputer Modules
• Business Law II
• Business Communications
• Management Elective
• Program Elective

Program Course Requirements: Accounting

• Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)
• Accounting Principles II (Managerial Accounting)
• Accounting Procedures
• Intermediate Accounting I
• Cost Accounting
• Federal Income Taxes
• Computerized Accounting

For a complete listing of the program requirements, see the Accounting Program Requirements (PDF - 18KB) in CCC's course catalog. Information about individual accounting courses can be found in
the Accounting Courses (PDF - 762KB) section of the course catalog.

Accounting Program Brochure

Program Contact Information

David Quattrone, Chairperson
Department of Business Administration
(607)962-9497 or
NY&PA (800)385-7171 ext.9497
Quattrone@corning-cc.edu