Ontario College Diploma in Business - Accounting

This diploma in accounting will teach you how to support and assist with key decision-making throughout any organization. You'll learn various areas of accounting expertise including financial reporting, auditing, tax and management accounting. Where Fanshawe's Lawrence Kinlin School of Business diploma in accounting differentiates from what other colleges offer is that we teach students the most current accounting theories and tools employers use, allowing you to be job-ready on day one of your new career. This two-year diploma in accounting is an ideal starting point for those seeking a career in accounting and is designed to prepare graduates to work in an accounting environment at the entry or intermediate accounting level. This accounting diploma program starts with accounting fundamentals and then moves to detailed accounting principles and concepts, including computerized accounting. When you graduate, you’ll have the skills required for success in a corporate accounting department in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, merchandising, small business accounting, banks and other financial institutions, as well as public accounting firms and federal, provincial and municipal government offices.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant with the following courses- Grade 12 English (C or U)- Grade 11 Math (C, U or M - minimum of 60%), or Grade 12 Math (C or U)Students who do not meet the admission requirements are recommended for academic upgrading. A conditional offer may be possible with proof of enrolment. Alternatively, applicants missing the required courses may want to consider our one-year Business Fundamentals preparatory program. Upon graduation, students can enter level 2 of any business diploma program in the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business.Note: Graduates of this program may choose to transfer into Fanshawe's Business Administration - Accounting Advanced Diploma or the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Degree programs after completing the bridging requirements.