Accounting AAS

Student sitting in accounting class

Program information

If you’re detail-oriented, organized, and enjoy planning ahead, a career in accounting might be the perfect fit for you. From entertainment to business, nonprofits to arts, every industry needs a finance professional to help manage and advise them. Our Business: Accounting AAS degree program will prepare you for positions in general accounting and cost accounting, with the knowledge required to eventually move into financial management roles. 

This two-year program is an excellent choice if you plan to continue your education at a four-year college or university, with highly transferable credits. MVCC accounting graduates have excellent success in transferring their credits to four-year institutions, and find the Accounting program a sound basis for further education in the field.

Prerequisites

One High School Mathematics Course or its equivalent is required.

See semester-by-semester degree plan.

Upon completion of the two-year program, students should be competent in all of the following areas:

  • Preparation to enter the field of accounting or transfer to a four-year program
  • Ability to effectively interact with a diverse business population 
  • Awareness and understanding of global economic, social, and environmental developments
  • Effective communication
  • Ability to analyze and solve accounting problems using appropriate methods and principles
  • Understanding that business decisions are based on systematic processes, such as accounting systems, MIS, and the economic way of thinking
  • Ability to summarize, report, and interpret financial data
  • Information literacy using traditional and contemporary information technology and the ability to identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information

Transfer options

Graduates have successfully transferred to:

  • Le Moyne College
  • Nazareth College
  • Niagara University
  • St. John Fisher College
  • SUNY Albany
  • SUNY Canton
  • SUNY Morrisville
  • SUNY Oswego
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute
  • Utica University

Career opportunities

  • Accountant
  • Internal auditor
  • Accounts payable clerk

Internship opportunities

Students can participate in a business internship in place of two electives.

Contact us

Vincent Petronio, Dean
Email: vpetronio@mvcc.edu
Phone: 315-792-5497
Office: Payne Hall 344, Utica Campus