Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The accounting technician is a key member in the accounting department who specializes in a certain area of preparing and maintaining the business records. You may be assigned to the accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll or other accounting areas. Skills in journaling and posting transactions, preparing financial reports or in the preparation of payroll records are necessary. Accounting technicians must be able to use computerized accounting software, spreadsheets, word processing and other data information software. Individuals entering this field must be team players who display a willingness to share their specialized knowledge with other accounting areas.
Award Outcomes
Analyze financial statements.
Apply professional communication skills.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
Demonstrate mathematical skills essential to accounting.
Demonstrate ethical behavior.
Generate accounting financial statements.
Record business transactions.
Utilize current accounting and office software.
Complete payroll activities.
Career Opportunities
Accounting Technicians will find high employment demand in both the private and public sectors of business. Large organizations often seek accounting individuals to become specialists in their accounting department. This rapidly growing specialization trend focuses on employing highly trained accounting technicians who can deal with complex problems in their area of expertise.
Program Requirements
Technical Studies Required 24 Credits
General Education Required 3 Credits
General Education Elective 1 Credits
Any HTC 1000 level or higher general education course may be used to satisfy the elective requirements.
Technical Studies Elective 3 Credits
Any ACCT, BUSN or CCIS course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.
Total Diploma Credits 31
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
Technical Studies Electives
Any Accounting Careers (ACCT), Business (BUSN), or Information Technology/Computer Careers (CCIS) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
General Education Electives
If a General Education course is required it may not be used as a General Education Elective.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) may also be used to meet General Education Elective requirements. A complete list of MnTC courses can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.
Choose a Total of: 1 Credit
Graduation (31 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
6/20/2019 : BP 2006 / EP 2007