If you enjoy working with numbers (beyond just balancing your checkbook), consider a career in accounting. Accountants are vital people in the business world, analyzing, measuring, and documenting the performance of business by applying their knowledge of accounting principles. The Executive Accounting program at Northwestern Business College (NBC) offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Executive Accounting that can help you realize your dream of a rewarding career.
An accounting degree provides a wealth of opportunities and qualifies you for a career in virtually any industry. Accounting students are prepared to become bookkeepers, staff accountants, payroll processors, credit analysts, auditors, tax preparers, purchasing agents, and possibly advance into a management position.
The U.S. Department of Labor projects that the demand for accounting-related professionals will grow.
According ot a 2005 salary survey conducted by Robert Half International, a staffing services firm specializing in accounting and finance, accountants and auditors with up to one year of experience earned between $29,250 and $40,250. Those with one to three years of experience earned between $33,500 and $47,750. The variation in salaries reflects differences in size of firm, location, level of education, and professional credentials.
The Office of Career Development at NBC is currently placing Executive Accounting graduates with no experience at average annual salaries ranging from $24,000 to $30,000, and graduates with experience at annual salaries of $31,000 plus.
An accounting degree provides a wealth of opportunities and qualifies you for a career in virtually any industry. Accounting students are prepared to become bookkeepers, staff accountants, payroll processors, credit analysts, auditors, tax preparers, purchasing agents, and could possibly advance into management positions.
Northwestern Business College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Room 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602, (312) 263-0456, http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/. The Executive Accounting program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
