Accounting
- Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Program Snapshot
Your Learning Options
In-person, Hybrid, 100% Online
60 Credit Hours
Estimated Time to Complete
2 years (4 full-time semesters)
In-State Tuition Per Credit Hour
$176.00 | Calculate your costs
Why Accounting?
Learn about finances, preparing budgets, auditing, forecasting, maintaining records, and everything it takes to step into an accounting role or upskill your current role.
- Gain expertise in crucial areas with accounting courses that will ensure you are well-versed in the latest industry practices.
- Elevate your educational journey with the option to transfer seamlessly to Mary Baldwin University's Online Program.
- Earn up to three stackable career studies certificates (CSCs) based on your chosen electives.
Paying for College
We are committed to using all of the available funds to help you gain access to a college education. In fact, more than 91% of our students graduate without any educational debt. In 2023, Reynolds Community College students received over $21 million dollars in grants, loans, work-study and scholarships with the average aid awarded totaling over $4,000 per student.
Payment plans are offered to break down tuition payments. Textbook Assistance and Laptop Lending Programs are also available. Be sure to explore all the types of financial aid available as well!
Why Reynolds?
We are more than a community college.
Reynolds is the key that unlocks the door to your academic and professional success. Here you will find a safe place to start. We will help you explore, dream, succeed, try, and try again. Our amazing faculty and highly personalized advisors, your Reynolds Navigators, are well known for guiding you to discover that "aha moment.” That means an outstanding college experience, less debt, more freedom, and a solid start on your future.
This degree equips graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to step into responsible paraprofessional positions in the current job market. Whether you're pursuing your first full-time role or looking to elevate your existing career, this program is designed to prepare you for success from day one.
Join a community that values your success. Reynolds Accounting program provides access to scholarships from the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA Inc.), work-based learning opportunities, and affiliation with the Richmond NABA. Chapter. Engage with the Pathways to College program and tap into resources that propel your career forward.
Benefit from the rapid expansion of business and industry in Virginia, creating a consistent demand for qualified accounting professionals. Be at the forefront of a field where your skills are not just valued but essential.
Class Highlights
ACC 215 - Computerized Accounting
Explore the computer in solving accounting problems, specifically the accounting cycle and financial statement preparation in a computerized system.
ACC 231 - Cost Accounting I
Learn about cost accounting methods and reporting as applied to job order, process, and standard cost accounting systems.
ACC 241 - Auditing I
Master the techniques of the audit process — investigating, interpreting, and appraising accounting records and assertions.
Program Roadmap
Get all the details on our Accounting program, including class sequences, admission requirements, financial considerations, and more.
Additional Program Information
PURPOSE: The rapid expansion of business and industry in Virginia has created a large, steady demand for qualified personnel to assist in the preparation and interpretation of accounting and financial information. The AAS degree in Accounting is designed for persons who are seeking their first full-time employment in the accounting field immediately upon completion of the curriculum. In addition, the program is designed for persons presently employed in accounting who desire to increase their knowledge and update their skills.
OCCUPATIONAL OBJECTIVES: The AAS degree in Accounting prepares graduates to function in responsible paraprofessional positions in the current employment market. Occupational Objectives include Accounting Assistant, Senior Accounting Clerk, Full Charge Bookkeeper, Junior Staff Accountant, Tax Preparer, and Payroll Specialist.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: General college curricular admission.
TRANSFER INFORMATION: Four-year college and university transfer opportunities for AAS degrees, if existing, are usually very specific in nature. A transfer opportunity in Accounting at Mary Baldwin University - Online Program permits students to transfer 84 credit hours from Reynolds’ Accounting Associate of Applied Science program. Students interested in this transfer opportunity or transferring, in general, should consult their faculty advisor upon program entry for further guidance.
The purpose of the associate of applied science (AAS) degree curriculum is to prepare students for immediate employment upon graduation.
COMPUTER COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT: Students in this program will meet the college’s computer competency requirement by successfully completing ITE 152. Students can also meet this requirement by successfully passing the college’s computer competency exam, administered in the testing centers on each campus, in which case they will receive college credit for ITE 152. Students not passing the computer competency exam may retake the exam only once.
