Tidewater Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate
Degree
The Accounting Program offers three options: a Career
Studies Certificate, an Accounting
Specialist Certificate, and an Associate
in Applied Science Degree. Additional accounting courses are offered in
bookkeeping, hospitality accounting, payroll, and small business accounting.
Transfer students who wish to pursue a four-year degree in Accounting
should follow the degree program for Associate in Science in Business Administration.
Upon graduation, students transfer to the four-year college of their choice
in junior status. This is called the 2+2 program.
An articulation agreement with Norfolk State
University allows for the transfer of all accounting courses in certificate
and degree programs
* .
The twenty-six credit hours in accounting course work in certificate and
degree programs provide students with the necessary accounting skills to take
the Accreditation Council for Accountancy & Taxation exam that
is administered twice annually. Upon successful completion of this exam, candidates
may use the description, "Accredited in Accountancy."
The twenty-six credit hours in accounting course work in certificate and degree programs meet educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam for those students who have already earned a Bachelor's degree. These hours also serve as a unique review mechanism for CPA candidates.
The twenty-six credit hours in accounting course work in certificate and degree programs meet the federal government guidelines for accounting course work required for promotion.
The Accounting Program is supported by an accounting advisory committee composed of accounting professionals. Meetings are held annually to discuss changes within the accounting profession, to study new accounting trends, and to update the accounting curriculum as needed.
Students are offered the opportunity to become student members of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and to participate in Accounting Career Days and other programs offered by this society.
Intermediate Accounting I (ACC 221)
and Intermediate Accounting II (ACC
222) do not have to be completed sequentially. ACC 221 is not a prerequisite
of ACC 222.
The Accounting Co-op Program offered by the College's Student Employment Services Office gives students the opportunity to obtain work experience in the field of accounting prior to graduation.
A recent study conducted by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) indicated that during the period of 2002 - 2012 that accounting and bookkeeping services industry is expected to increase by 42.1%, faster than the 18.5 percent growth rate for all industries in the area. This amounts to 12,029 additional jobs over the period, or about 1,203 added jobs per year, with an overall increase in positions of 17,655. The VEC listed mean and mid-range salaries from a low of $377 per week to a high of $1,240 per week.
A summary of job openings with the College's Student Employment Services Office as of August 2006 indicates over 50 accounting positions offered with salary ranges from $7.00 per hour up to $45,000 per annum.
* Per NSU’s 2005 Transfer Guide, TCC accounting courses transfer to NSU accounting courses as follows:
ACC 100 Introduction to Bookkeeping LL EL 5
ACC 105 Secretarial Accounting LL EL 3
ACC 116 Hotel & Restaurant Accounting LL EL 3
ACC 211-212 Principles of Accounting I-II ACC 201-202 6
ACC 215 Computerized Accounting LL EL 4
ACC 217 Analyzing Financial Statements ACC 361 3
ACC 219 Governmental & Not-For-Profit ACC 418 3
ACC 221-222 Intermediate Accounting I-II ACC 301-302 6
ACC 231-232 Cost Accounting ACC 413 3
ACC 241-242 Auditing I-II ACC 414 3
ACC 261-262 Principles of Federal Taxation ACC 315 3
