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Spring Semester 2022 Catalog

Payroll Accounting Specialist, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus.  Check with an advisor for Thomson and Burke options. 

Entrance Dates: Fall and Spring
Length of Program: Two Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 17

Program Description: The Payroll Accounting Specialist technical certificate provides entry-level skills into payroll accounting. Topics include: principles of accounting, computerized accounting, principles of payroll accounting, mathematics, and basic computer use. Students will: compile and post employee time and payroll data; compute and post wages and deductions; prepare paychecks; and learn the procedures required to ensure that employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner.

Employment Opportunities: Favorable job opportunities are expected through 2018, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Job openings will arise each year as experienced payroll and timekeeping clerks transition to other occupations. Employment in large organizations is projected to remain popular for specialized accounting clerks. As organizations computerize their financial records, clerks need to be able to use specialized accounting software, spreadsheets, and databases.

Curriculum Outline

Required Courses

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Note:

  • Payroll Accounting Specialist TCC students must have a final grade of “C” or higher in all ACCT occupational courses to meet prerequisite requirements and quality for graduation.

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

ACCT 1105, ACCT 1115, ACCT 1130: Online

Note: See Advisor for course availability.

 

 

 

Augusta FALL ADMITS Day/Online

PROGRAM NAME: Payroll Accounting Specialist PA61

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta FALL ADMITS Day/Online

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3

 

Thomson FALL ADMITS Day/Online

PROGRAM NAME: Payroll Accounting Specialist PA61

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Thomson FALL ADMITS Day/Online

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3

 

Waynesboro FALL ADMITS Day/Online

PROGRAM NAME: Payroll Accounting Specialist PA61

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Waynesboro FALL ADMITS Day/Online

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3