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Bookkeeping - Certificate of Achievement at Chabot College

Bookkeeping - Certificate of Achievement

at Chabot College

Bay Area Catalog

The Bookkeeping program targets individuals who want to quickly enter the workforce. You will be employed in entry-level positions as a bookkeeper, payroll clerk, and income tax clerk, working for small businesses, including small accounting/taxation firms. Graduates of the program will have skills and knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, completing journals, ledgers, payroll documents, tax forms, and bank statement reconciliations. In addition, graduates will become proficient in accounting and payroll software, including QuickBooks. 

Leads to

$45.9k careers

Costs

$900

Takes

8 Months
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Example Career

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

Business Management & Administration
Conventional
Enterprising

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$30,460

$45,860

$65,540

$14.64

$22.05

$31.51

Admissions

   High school diploma or equivalency
  • Some courses may have prerequisites. 
  • Students may take courses in any sequence except where a prerequisite applies. 
  • If Business 1A is completed before Business 7, the Business 7 requirement cannot be waived for this program.

Who do I Contact?

25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA 94545

Quick Facts

Location:  Hayward, CA

Type:  Short-term training 7+ months

Format:  HybridWhite Background

Hours:  Full-time

Age:  18 and up

Requirements:  High school diploma or equivalency