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Managerial Accounting
32This certificate is for students who wish to earn, within a relatively short period of time, documentation of accounting competency for entry into or advancement within a job. All courses apply toward the A.A.S. degree in Accounting.
To prepare the students to enter the field of accounting.
- Graduates secure a job in the field of accounting within two years.
- Graduates seeking further education transfer to a degree program in accounting.
- Students will interact effectively within a diverse student population by working collaboratively.
- Students will communicate appropriately with instructors and peers through written or oral assignments.
- Students will visually and graphically communicate through presentations and/or projects.
- Students will demonstrate the use of computers as a problem-solving tool.
- Students shall analyze and solve accounting problems.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of worldwide issues related to business.
- Students will solve accounting problems using appropriate methods and principles.
- Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
- Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
Plan of Study:
4.0
This course introduces intermediate algebra-level knowledge and skills. Topics include exponents and radicals, polynomial and rational expressions, functions and relations and their graphs, inequalities, and systems of linear equations. Linear, quadratic, rational, and radical equations are solved. Applications are included. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course is the first of a sequence that explores fundamental accounting principles, concepts, and practices as a basis for the preparation, understanding, and interpretation of accounting information. It covers the complete accounting cycle for service and merchandising businesses through the adjustment and closing of the books and the preparation of the income statement, the statement of owner equity, and the balance sheet. The details of accounting for cash, receivables, inventory, long-lived assets, and current liabilities are investigated. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course is the second of a sequence that explores fundamental accounting principles, concepts, and practices as a basis for the preparation, understanding, and interpretation of accounting information. It covers corporate equity (including the statement of retained earnings), long-term debt, time-value concepts, capital budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, and financial statement analysis. Prerequisite: AC115 Financial Accounting. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course develops the role of the finance function and financial decision-making as it relates to the entire business organization. It stresses the financial planning of the requirements for funds, the effective acquisition of these funds (from internal sources and from capital markets), and the control of the use of these funds within the business. Prerequisite: AC116 Managerial Accounting. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course studies the behavior of the individual and firm in allocating resources in a market system under various the degrees of competition. Topics include the nature of economics, scarcity choice, market pricing and applications, theory of consumer choice, business cost measurement, forms of competition, antitrust and regulations of business, factor pricing, externalities, and pollution. Poverty-income distribution, labor economics, or agricultural economics may also be discussed. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course develops an understanding of the basic functions of management as well as the social and economic responsibilities of those people engaged in management. Emphasis is placed on the problem of decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course provides knowledge of relevant computer skills and a solid foundation in the terminology and concepts of computer technology. Experience is provided with a variety of microcomputer software applications, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, file management, and integrated software. Concepts and terms focus on preparing for a technologically oriented society and using the computer as a tool for productivity, research, and communication. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course introduces probability and statistics. Topics include graphs, tables, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, normal distribution, correlation and regression, probability, and inferential statistics. This course is available in two formats: lecture only, or lecture plus laboratory using technology. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course expands the knowledge of those already familiar with the basic elements of electronic spreadsheets. It examines the various uses for a spreadsheet in business. Intermediate and advanced spreadsheet techniques are examined, including the power of functions, formatting, analytical graphics, and macros. Prerequisites: IS101 Computer Applications & Concepts 1 or IS100 Introduction to Computer Applications & Concepts; and a Mathematics Placement test result appropriate for MA110 Elementary Statistics or MA115 Intermediate Mathematics, or completion of MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course covers the effective development, presentation, and analysis of data. Topics include job process costing, cost allocation, joint product costing, and standard cost accounting, variance analysis, relevant costing and responsibility accounting. Prerequisite: AC116 Managerial Accounting. See when this course is offered ...
Program Completion
| Program Length (months) | 16 |
| Completers between July-2011 and June-2012 | 1 |
| Completers in Normal Time | NR |
| On-time Graduation Rate | NR |
Estimated Cost to Complete in Normal Time
| In-state Tuition & Fees | 4,992 |
| Books & Supplies | 1,600 |
| Room & Board | 9,170 |
| Total Cost | 15,762 |
| Complete list of Tuition and Fees |
Debt at Completion
| Completers with Debt | 0 |
| Median Federal Debt | NR |
| Median Private Debt | NA |
| Median Institutional Financing Plan Debt | NA |
Occupations and Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes
| Tax Preparers | 13-2082 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 43-3031 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 43-3051 |
| Brokerage Clerks | 43-4011 |
| Statistical Assistants | 43-9111 |
Job Placement
| MVCC is not required to report placement data by the state or our accrediting agencies |
| NR: Not reported due to privacy concerns (number of completers is less than 10) |
| NA: Not applicable |
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