Welcome to the
Accounting Programs of Study!


The Accounting programs prepare students for careers in the accounting profession.


Job/Career Descriptions: 

Accounting Associate Degree:  Students obtaining an Accounting Associates Degree will be able to enter the work force as accountants with the skills necessary to handle financial accounting tasks such as maintaining a set of books for business entities, account classifications, subsidiary record accounting, fixed and intangible assets, current and long-term  liabilities, partnerships, corporations, long-term liabilities.  They will also be able to handle managerial accounting tasks such as financial statement analysis, job costing, cost behavior and cost-volume-profit analysis budgets, capital investment analysis; accounting for payroll, using computerized accounting systems, using spreadsheet for accounting applications, and income tax preparation.

Accounting Diploma:  Students obtaining an Accounting Diploma will be able to enter the work force as an accounting technician with some responsibilities with financial recordkeeping.  More experience can lead to jobs like Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable Clerk, Payroll Clerk or BookKeeper.  Students will be able to assist in the completing the full accounting cycle, the payroll process, the preparation of both individual and small business taxes, apply professional ethics in the accounting process, and utilize technological resources in the accounting field.   

Employment Trends: 
The number of jobs reported in the financial industry in 2008 was 8,145,500 and is projected to increase to 8,702,700 by 2018.  The growth of professional workers should cause an increase of support workers at the entry level or more-up levels.  Employment of accountants and auditors alone is expected to grow by 22 percent between 2008 and 2018.

The Accounting Degree/Diploma  programs are offered at the Savannah and Liberty Campuses.  More information on these programs could be found by viewing the links above.   For questions about the program cost, please review the Tuition and Fees link under Future Students on our home page.

If you still have questions after reviewing the program opportunities listed on this site, please feel free to contact us!



Accounting Degree/Diploma Contacts:

Tom Thompson ***
Dept.  Head
912-443-5729
tthompson@savannahtech.edu
Jay Holmes ***
Instructor
912-443-5727
jholmes@savannahtech.edu
Yvette Smith *
Instructor
912-408-3024
ygonzalez-smith@savannahtech.edu
Heather Hanami **
Academic Advisor
912-443-5831
hhanami@savannahtech.edu
Linda Mobley ***
Admin. Support
912-443-5857
lmobley@savannahtech.edu







*Liberty Campus            ** Liberty/Savannah Campuses              ***Savannah Campus