Bookkeeping Courses

The bookkeeping program at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers – San Antonio 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 Texas colleges that offer bookkeeping courses.

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Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers – San Antonio (SMU)

6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX

Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers - San Antonio is a private institution dedicated to offering a practical education for students located in and around San Antonio. In the previous year, over 340 students were awarded degrees with around 68% of those who start the program continuing on to complete it. Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers San Antonio campus offers several programs to choose from. The more popular programs are listed below:

• Medical Assistant
• Medical Office Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician
• Bookkeeping
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

To help students and alumni succeed, Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers - San Antonio may offer support services including:

• Remedial courses
• Career path counseling
• Employing students to lower education costs
• Helping students find work after graduation

The last reported accreditation for Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers - San Antonio was done by the Council on Occupational Education. To see program disclosures, please visit the official website of the school.

Students Enrolled in the Bookkeeping Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. SMU offers a less than one year certificate program in bookkeeping.

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

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 970
  • Average Hourly Rate: $23.64
  • Average Annual Salary: $49170
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 330
  • Average Hourly Rate: $28.04
  • Average Annual Salary: $58330

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

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 28
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.97
  • Average Annual Salary: $41540
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 9
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.67
  • Average Annual Salary: $38840

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

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 2
  • Average Hourly Rate: $20.30
  • Average Annual Salary: $42220
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 910
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.50
  • Average Annual Salary: $40570

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

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $27.55
  • Average Annual Salary: $57300
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 400
  • Average Hourly Rate: $26.27
  • Average Annual Salary: $54650

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