Bookkeeping Courses

The bookkeeping program at Latter – day Saints Business College prepares students for bookkeeping positions or entry-level accounting positions. The program focuses on providing technical administrative support to professional accountant and other financial management personnel. Program courses include: posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. Get more details below including other Utah colleges that offer bookkeeping courses.

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Latter – day Saints Business College

Also known as LDS Business College

5588 South Green Street, Murray, UT

Latter - day Saints Business College is a two year career school, which provides high quality education and training for its students. Students may choose from many areas of study, including:

• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Business and Marketing Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Health and Clinical Professions
• Legal Professions and Studies

Based on recent program completion reports gathered, over 670 students were awarded degrees with about 26% of students who start the program complete it. More than twenty different programs are offered at Latter - day Saints Business College, with an Associates degree being the highest degree granted. The more popular enrolled programs are listed below:

• General Studies
• Bookkeeping
• Business Administration
• Interior Design
• Accounting

To help support students, Latter - day Saints Business College may offer student services like:

• Distance learning
• Classes offered on nights and weekends
• Counseling assistance
• Employing students to lower education costs
• Employment search assistance

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities has accredited the program courses of Latter - day Saints Business College for over thirty-seven straight years. Get more information by visiting the school's official website, where you can learn about admissions information, tuition, and disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Bookkeeping Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. LDS Business College has offered the following degree levels for students:

• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Tax Preparers

Description

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, tax preparers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 1.6% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Salt Lake City, UT
  • Total Employment: 370
  • Average Hourly Rate: $26.28
  • Average Annual Salary: $54650

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Description

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -8.4% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Salt Lake City, UT
  • Total Employment: 7
  • Average Hourly Rate: $17.93
  • Average Annual Salary: $37300

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Description

Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, payroll and timekeeping clerks employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -3.4% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Salt Lake City, UT
  • Total Employment: 760
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.93
  • Average Annual Salary: $41460

Brokerage Clerks

Description

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, brokerage clerks employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.0% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Salt Lake City, UT
  • Total Employment: 510
  • Average Hourly Rate: $21.49
  • Average Annual Salary: $44700

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).