Accounting (Diploma)

Get experience with QuickBooks, Excel, data analytics and Sage 50 Accounting software with the Accounting Diploma. Once you graduate, you will be equipped to take on junior management positions, including managing a firm's financial, general or cost accounting areas, accounting information systems, or financial management practices, in small to medium-sized firms. 

We offer day and evening courses as well as part-time and full-time studies for your busy schedule. 

Get work experience while you study 

Put your skills to work by joining the optional Co-operative Education Program, which alternates semesters of study with paid, full-time work in your field. You’ll earn money while gaining experience, building your resume and getting an employer reference, all before you graduate. To participate in Co-op you need to plan two semesters in advance. 

Get valuable experience through the Business Internship program 

In the Business Internship Program, you’ll apply the theory and knowledge you’ve learned in class into tasks and projects that junior management employees complete in the modern workplace.  

To be accepted into this unpaid part-time internship program, you must contact the Career Centre early in your studies at Douglas College. 

Get certified as a Chartered Professional Accountant 

The Accounting Management Diploma program partially satisfies the entrance requirements of the Chartered Professional Accountant's (CPA) Professional Education Program (PEP). If you're interested in furthering your accounting career and satisfying the entrance requirements of the CPA PEP, you can transfer seamlessly into Douglas College’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting program. 

University transfer 

Your credential may also transfer to accounting programs at other post-secondary institutions in B.C. and Alberta. Visit the B.C. Transfer Guide and your transfer university’s website regularly to confirm which courses transfer.