Accounting

Accountants maneuver numbers. They organize, combine, analyze and interpret them. You won’t just learn how to record transactions and prepare financial statements. You’ll develop the skills needed to provide financial guidance to companies of all sizes. 

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Learn the core principles of economics, business ethics and personal finance -- everything you need to be prepared for your career. We also give you the tools to prepare you to eventually become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

What You Can Do with an Accounting Degree 

No matter what your dream job is, you’ll gain the building blocks to earn your bachelor’s degree at a four-year university or start your career right away in positions like: 

  • Bookkeeper
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Specialist

Classes You'll Take

These are some examples of courses in our Accounting program.

  • Introduction to Business
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Business Law

    Accounting (Associate of Science)

    Transfer Information

      From a Grizzly to a Wildcat

      A 2+2 partnership exists between Butler Community College and Kansas State University to provide place-bound students the opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree.

      Bachelor's Degree with Ottawa University

      Students who receive an Associate of Science degree in accounting from Butler Community College can take Ottawa University classes and receive a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a marketing concentration.

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      Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

      Put your know-how of business management into action through collegiate competitions. Besides building your professional skills and contacts, you’ll be a member of a national business leadership organization which hosts competitive business activities across the country. Bring your A Game; every year our students compete and place at state and national levels.

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