Business Administration - Accounting

A Career for Growth

Accounting is more than numbers. Whether you're managing budgets, analyzing financial data, or preparing tax returns, accounting professionals play a vital role in every industry. A career in accounting offers strong job stability, competitive salaries and a clear path for advancement. With demand for skilled accountants remaining high across sectors, this profession opens the door to diverse roles—from auditing and financial analysis to tax preparation and consulting. If you're detail-oriented, enjoy problem-solving and want a career with long-term potential, accounting may be the right fit for you.

Bristol Prepares You to Succeed

Bristol Community College’s Business Administration Career Program with an Accounting focus prepares students for real-world success in a competitive marketplace. Through a balanced curriculum combining core business knowledge and specialized accounting training, students gain the tools to analyze financial data, prepare reports and support critical business decisions. With experienced faculty, practical coursework and an internship that connects you directly with industry needs, you’ll graduate ready to launch your career. 

Whether your goal is to become a junior staff accountant, tax assistant or financial analyst, Bristol’s 62-credit program delivers both academic excellence and hands-on experience—at a value that puts your future within reach. Plus, students benefit from credit transfer opportunities, career-focused learning and a curriculum that evolves with industry standards.

What Will I Learn?

Students will be able to: 

• Produce financial statements from business transactions and records
• Apply accounting principles in preparation of financial statements
• Critically analyze financial statements for decision making
• Communicate accounting information in clear terms to diverse users
• Apply quantitative and qualitative knowledge to interpreting accounting information.

Program Outcomes

Graduates seek employment as junior staff accountants, bookkeepers, loan service representatives, tax preparation assistants, credit and collection associates, and junior financial analysts. The program is designed for students who plan to enter the workforce immediately after graduation.

Continuing Your Education

Many of our career students continue to complete their bachelor's and master's degrees. Read more about transfer opportunities at Bristol here.

Job Outlook

Entry level accounting clerk jobs are very competitive with continued growth in junior accounting and tax assistant/preparer. Our program-required internships help open the door for students to be candidates for future employment with our community partners. 

More Information and Contact

See full Accounting program details here.

For questions about the Accounting program, contact Jon Bjornson at E.Jon.Bjornson@BristolCC.edu or 774.357.3143.

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