Bookkeeping Courses

The bookkeeping program at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical 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 Mississippi colleges that offer bookkeeping courses.

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Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College

6552 US Hwy 49, Hattiesburg, MS

The Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College or Eastern for short, is an accredited institution that is located in the Potomac Highlands Mountains. With locations in six different counties, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College may be the right institution for you if you are seeking to further your education in a technical field or at a two year community college.

At Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, students are able to pursue over 12 different degrees with one of those degrees being a baccalaureate transfer program. The baccalaureate transfer programs are easily customizable and can be customized to suit the curriculum of any four year institution of your choice once the prerequisite courses are completed at Eastern.

Eastern provides a diversified educational curriculum and their customized degree program makes it possible for students to take their years of learning experience and transfer them into college credits that can go on your transcript. One of these programs is known as the West Virginia Board of Governors Adult Completion A.A.S degree, which makes it possible for students to transfer knowledge gained both in and outside of a classroom.

Eastern provides a full array of degree programs to facilitate your special needs. If you are interested in learning more about this institution, visit their website at www.easternwv.edu.

Students Enrolled in the Bookkeeping Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College offers a less than two-year award 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

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

• Hattiesburg, MS
  • Total Employment: 610
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.67
  • Average Annual Salary: $32590

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

• Hattiesburg, MS
  • Total Employment: 60
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.92
  • Average Annual Salary: $33120

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

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