The Accounting track emphasizes accounting procedures with other business, communication, and computer courses to complement the needs of today’s employers. Students successfully completing the Associate of Applied Science in the Accounting Technology program will have a general knowledge of financial statement presentation, non-profit accounting, managerial accounting, payroll procedures, and income tax preparation.
The Certificate of Applied Science (C.A.S.)is designed as a stackable degree with the Associate of Applied Science Accounting Technology degree. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles and practices required for profit accounting by analyzing source documents, recording transactions, and preparing financial statements for a sole proprietorship. Students will also be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the business environment as it relates to accounting, demonstrate competency in computer application and demonstrate communication skills and problem-solving abilities.
The Business track emphasizes general business courses to provide students with a broad background for the business environment. The Associate of Applied Science – Business Technology degree offers management, marketing, ethics, and finance courses. Graduates of the Accounting track learn skills readying them to be accounting technicians with private, government, or not for profit agencies. Graduates of the Business track gain knowledge as associates in business or entrepreneurs of their own ventures. Students choosing either option may transfer their A.A.S. degree toward earning a Bachelor of Applied Science in business through other Montana higher education institutions.
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The Certificate of Applied Science (C.A.S.) degree is designed as a stackable degree with the Associate of Applied Science Business Technology degree. Students will be able to identify the fundamentals of launching and maintaining a small business, describe how external forces of economic resources, legal constraints, and global competition relate to the small business environment, demonstrate competency in computer applications in maintaining business records and apply communication skills toward enhancing interpersonal business relationships.
