Accounting Specialist

Are you a sharp individual who enjoys working with numbers? Are you good at keeping records? If you enjoy an office environment and can work well with others or alone, then you should consider becoming an Accounting Specialist. They perform routine accounting activities such as maintaining the general ledger, preparing various accounting statements and financial reports, and accounts payable or receivable functions. Get an edge on the competition by learning the necessary skills to become successful in this field.

This 190-hour instruction includes:

  • Cash Management Principles and Procedures
  • Accounts Payable Procedures and Practices
  • Accounts Receivable Procedures and Practices
  • Knowledge of Payroll Policies and Procedures
  • Account Balancing Skills
  • Simple Accounting Procedures
  • Preparing Financial Reports
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Records Maintenance Skills
  • Basic Data Entry Skills
  • Basic Word Processing Skills
  • QuickBooks Online 2024/2025
  • Excel 2021

This course is 190 hours of instruction, 100% online, and an instructor-led class using a learning management system (LMS) for content delivery. Students registered for the online class will receive an email with login instructions one day before the first day of class.

Students have the opportunity to take the MOS Certification for Microsoft® Excel 2021 at the end of the course. The exam is administered by GTCC. The exam cost is to be determined. The schedule will be announced during class. For more information, explore the Microsoft MOS Certification page.

Accounting Specialist Courses

Course Name Dates Days Hours Campus Room Register
ACC-3107-IN54 Accounting Specialist 2/5/25-5/7/25
Registration deadline 1/31/25		 M-Su Online Online Online Register Now

Frequently Asked Questions

The cost is:

  • Course registration: $188
  • Book: about $470
  • Total cost: $658

Payment for class is due at the time of registration.
Registration Deadline 1/31/25

Students must have:

  • Good computer skills
  • Email and access to a computer with internet

You may be eligible for scholarship money. Click on the link below to learn if you might meet the applicant requirements. Scholarships have time-sensitive application deadlines.

WORKFORCE TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS

Students MUST purchase books before the first day of class.

  1. ISBN: 9781640614024 MS Excel 2021 & 365: Comprehensive with eLab, from Labyrinth Learning. The cost is about $169 at the GTCC Bookstore in person or online.
  2. ISBN: 9781640615502 QuickBooks Online 2024/2025 Comprehensive with eLab, from Labyrinth Learning. The cost is about $191 at the GTCC Bookstore in person or online.
  3. ISBN: 9781640615137 Accounting Essentials, from Labyrinth Learning. The cost is about $110 at the GTCC Bookstore in person or online at online.

You may register online or in person.

Online: Register

In person: Complete the Continuing Education Registration Form and bring it with your payment (check, cash, credit card, or money order) to one of the GTCC campuses.

Registration locations:

  • Greensboro: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-noon Friday at 3505 E. Wendover Ave., Continuing Education Center
  • High Point: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-noon Friday at 901 S. Main St., H1
Mail: Download the Con Ed Registration Form from the website, and mail it to GTCC, P.O. Box 309, Jamestown, NC 27282

Students who successfully complete the Accounting Specialist class will receive an Award of Completion.  

Requirements for successful completion:

  • Attendance: Must be in class 90% of the class hours
  • Coursework: Must achieve 80% on the coursework

If you enter after the second day of class, you will not receive credit for taking the class. Additionally, time absent will be counted against you. Students can only miss eight hours of class and still pass.

The college will make a 100% refund of registration fees if you officially withdraw from class before the first meeting. Also if the class is canceled or full, GTCC will make a full refund. The college will refund 75% of the registration fee (of tuition only) if you officially withdraw from the class on the first day of class or before the class reaches the census date. The census date varies from class to class. Non-attendance is not a basis for a refund.