Accounting
Accounting
The Accounting program at Ventura College provides the foundation for entry-level careers in public and private sectors of the economy or to start on the path to becoming a Certified Public Accountant. The program offers a Business Administration for Transfer 2.0 that prepares students for CSU/UC transfer, as well as A.S. degrees and certificates in Accounting and Accounting Technician (formerly Bookkeeping). Upon completion of the associate degree, students are prepared for entry-level positions within organizations or transfer to a baccalaureate program. The Accounting Technician certificate develops the skills necessary for an entry-level job as a bookkeeper, accounting clerk, or auditing clerk. Students who complete the certificate may continue taking additional courses that lead to an A.S. degree.
This course explores what financial accounting is, why it is important, and how it is used by investors and creditors to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system and the recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, and the classified financial statements. It includes issues relating to assets, liabilities, equity valuations, revenue and expense recognition, internal controls, and ethics.
This course provides an examination of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations, and controlling. The structure of corporate accounting for stockholders' equity and bond transactions are explained. It will also focus on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure, and cost-volume-profit analysis. The course includes an examination of profit planning, standard costs, operations and capital budgeting, cost control, and accounting for costs in manufacturing organizations.
This course is primarily designed as an introductory-level income tax course for accounting majors and business students at the community college level. The course focuses on the federal and state income tax rules and procedures involved in the preparation of simple tax returns for individuals.
This course introduces accounting using the debit-credit, double-entry system. Students will learn how to journalize, post to ledger accounts, use a worksheet, and prepare an income statement, statement of owner's equity, and a balance sheet. Students will be able to keep a complete set of books for a one-month period for a small to medium sized sole proprietorship.
This course will provide entry-level training in calculating, recording, and maintaining appropriate payroll records in a computerized setting. Areas of study include an overview of computer systems, determining gross earnings, calculating deductions, and recording and maintaining necessary employee and employer payroll records.
This course is an introduction to the use of computers in the field of accounting, with an emphasis on QuickBooks software. The fundamental principles of accounting are applied to basic problem-solving simulations for both manual and computerized accounting systems. This course provides training for entry-level computerized bookkeeping employment, as an aid in managing one's own business, and as a foundation for advanced study.
This course explores the theoretical foundations and applications of ethics in business and accounting by examining some of the most important ethical issues facing accountants, entrepreneurs, employees, managers, consumers and public policy makers.
This course is an introduction to Accounting Information Systems (AIS). It examines the business process and system information flows in three major business processes (sales, expenditures, and manufacturing). Students will study Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), internal controls, and auditing. Students will also learn about emerging technologies along with steps followed to design and implement accounting systems.