2024-2025 Catalog
Accounting
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Dean: Traci Fahimi, EdD
Academic Chair: Bennet Tchaikovsky, CPA, Esq.
Faculty: Donald Bradshaw, MBA, CPA; Lindy Tannenbaum, CPA; Bennet Tchaikovsky, CPA, Esq.
Courses
Courses are offered in all phases of accounting. Courses offered through the department may be taken to satisfy the major requirements for the Associate in Science degree or Certificate of Achievement in accounting, or certificates of proficiency in various accounting areas. Select courses may also be applied for transfer credit toward an upper-division degree at a four-year college or university. Courses may also be utilized to satisfy the California Board of Accountancy (“CBA”) educational requirements in the areas of Accounting Subjects, Business Subjects, Accounting Studies and Ethics Studies.
Major
Students majoring in accounting at Irvine Valley College (“IVC”) focus on the principles and practices of accounting. The training they receive is intended to prepare them to make critical decisions based on data contained in various financial reports and statements. The major prepares students for transfer and some entry-level accounting positions in the public and private sectors in such areas as service, merchandising, and manufacturing companies.
Potential Careers
After majoring in accounting at IVC and furthering their education, students’ potential accounting careers include the following:
Private Accounting
- Certified Management Accountant
- General Business Accountant
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Payroll
- Tax Accountant
Public Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant
- Enrolled Agent
- Tax
- Audit
- Consulting
NOTE: Baccalaureate and higher degree holders may take IVC courses in preparation for entering some of the above-mentioned careers directly whereas transfer students may take IVC courses as a first step toward additional education needed to enter those fields. Vocational students may take courses in a more focused approach to gain entry to jobs that may or may not require a baccalaureate or higher degree.
ProgramsAssociate in ScienceCertificate of AchievementCertificate of Proficiency
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