Accounting AAS Degree

A Career That’s Always in Demand

Enjoy a rewarding career in accounting and work in any business. With our hands-on curriculum, you gain knowledge and skills in cost accounting, income tax accounting, financial analysis and advanced excel tools. Be ready to put your accounting skills to work.

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Accounting AAS Degree at a Glance

Degree
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Length of Study
2 Years
Course Format
Face-to-Face
Classes Meet
Daytime
Program Start
Fall

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100%

Faculty are CPAs

90%

Become Quickbooks certified

13:1

Faculty to student ratio

$0

Tuition for Eligible Students

Your Accounting Career

Enjoy job stability and the satisfaction of preparing financial reports. An Accounting degree provides you the option to go to work or continue your education and transfer to a four-year college.

You will can pursue a variety of positions

  • Staff Accountant
  • Tax Preparer
  • Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk
  • Office Bookkeeper

Program Overview

You graduate with skills and experience in:

  • Cost accounting
  • Income tax accounting
  • Financial analysis
  • Advanced Excel data tools

Semester 1

  • Financial Accounting
  • Introduction to Computers or
    Information Computing
  • Payroll Accounting
  • Statistics or
  • The College Experience

Semester 2

  • Accounting Spreadsheets
  • Composition I or
    Written Communication in the Workplace
  • Computer Accounting
  • Fundamentals of Oral Communication
  • Managerial Accounting

Semester 3

  • Cost Accounting
  • Income Tax Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting I

Semester 4

  • Emerging Topics in Accounting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Intermediate Accounting II
  • Introduction to Psychology or
    Human and Work Relations or
    Introduction to Sociology
  • Principles of Macroeconomics or
    Introduction to Economics or
    Principles of Microeconomics
  • Workplace Professionalism

Accounting Electives

  • Business Ethics
  • Business Law
  • Business Statistics
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Introduction to Accounting II
  • Introduction to Business
  • Personal Finance
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Small Business Management

Math Electives

  • Applied Math
  • Calculus I
  • Calculus II
  • Calculus III
  • College Algebra
  • Math for Liberal Arts
  • Precalculus
  • Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry

Explore Courses, Details, and Costs

This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

These are just a few of the companies that hire graduates from this program:

  • Advanced Systems, Inc., Waterloo, IA
  • Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo, Waterloo, IA
  • Lee Enterprises (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier), Waterloo, IA
  • McGladrey LLP, Waterloo, IA
  • Paul R. Nielsen Co., PC, Cedar Falls, IA
  • The Principal Financial Group, Waterloo, IA
  • Veridian Credit Union, Locations throughout Iowa

You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

Many four-year colleges and universities accept a limited number of transfer and elective credits.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with an academic advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

Plan your transfer

How to Get Started

It’s simple! Complete these steps:

  1. Apply for admission at Hawkeye.
  2. Send official transcripts to Admissions.
  3. Demonstrate college readiness.

Check the status of your application at any time by logging into your admissions account.

Program Contacts

Admissions

Main Campus
Hawkeye Center 134
319-296-4000
Email Admissions

Regular Hours — Summer 2025

May 12 – August 1

Monday – Thursday 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday 8 AM – 12 PM

Regular Hours — Fall 2025

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Academic Advisor

Last Names A–L

Last Names M–Z

Faculty Advisor

Patrick Geer
Main Campus
Black Hawk Hall 212
319-296-2320 ext.1371
Email Patrick Geer