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Accounting

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Division of Business, IT & Hospitality
Department Head: (520) 206-2217

Turn your eye for detail into a high-demand career with Pima’s Accounting program. If you love working with numbers, spotting patterns and making sense of information, accounting might be the perfect fit for you. At Pima, you’ll gain real-world skills that prepare you to work in a variety of industries—or even start your own bookkeeping or tax business.

As an accounting student at Pima, you will gain valuable skills both working with numbers and understanding what those numbers represent for an organization. You will master accounting software, gain the job-ready skills most in demand by employers and be able to demonstrate your proficiency in the financial field. Classes are offered primarily online for maximum flexibility, or choose in-person options at our Downtown or Northwest campuses.

Completing our Accounting program prepares you for a career in roles like Accountant, Bookkeeper, Auditing Clerk & more!

Degrees & Certificates

At Pima, our programs are designed to help you build your skills as you go. Start with foundational certificates and advance to higher-level certificates and a two-year degree, all while gaining the hands-on experience needed for in-demand careers.

Certificate, Bookkeeping

The program stacks into Pima’s AAS in Accounting so you can keep progressing in your education and career.

Learn the fundamentals of accounting and bookkeeping in less than a year. This certificate prepares you for entry-level positions and also stacks into the AAS degree with just an additional year of study.

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Certificate, Enrolled Agent

Pima’s Enrolled Agent program trains you to become a top-tier tax expert, ready to sit for the IRS certification exam and launch a rewarding career with endless opportunities in finance and taxation in as quick as nine months.

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Associates of Applied Science, Accounting

Gain a strong foundation in accounting while choosing a focus in tax preparation or bookkeeping. You’ll learn from experienced faculty, get hands-on experience through an internship or volunteer for tax preparation and graduate ready for a wide range of roles in the finance field.

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Count on Career Growth

Accountants and auditors are essential in just about every type of business, from small to large, across all sectors. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the accounting field is expected to grow 6% through 2033, faster than the average for all other occupations.

"The Accounting program at Pima has been nothing short of life changing. I enrolled to earn my associate degree to meet the educational requirements for jobs I was interested in but soon discovered that many more doors and opportunities were waiting for me. Not only has the curriculum prepared me for my current role as a bookkeeper, but my instructors’ encouragement has motivated me to pursue higher degrees for a future career in Forensic Accounting."
Cassondra
Accounting AAS graduate

How Can We Help?

Division of Business, IT & Hospitality
Department Head: (520) 206-2217
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