Program Description
The Payroll Accounting Specialist technical certificate provides entry-level skills into payroll accounting. Topics include: principles of accounting, computerized accounting, principles of payroll accounting, mathematics and basic computer use.
Career Information
Occupation
Bill and Account Collectors
Career Projections
The number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by -0.3% nationally and 5.2% in the State of Georgia over the next several years. Estimated salaries in this field start at $30,000 a year.
Labor market data was compiled using Economic Modeling Specialists, international and is updated annually.
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Admissions Requirements
General College Admissions Requirements
Program Contact Information
Erskine Hawkins, Jr.
Chair, Accounting and Business Administrative Technology
404-225-4553
ehawkins@atlantatech.edu
Program Length and Cost
Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 2 Terms
Program Credit Hours: 17
Estimated Program Cost: $3,020
Course Outline
Occupational Courses (17 Credits)
Total Credit Hours: 17
Program Outcomes
1. Graduates will be able to process and maintain accounting payroll software.
2. Graduates will be able to verify and reconcile data in a payroll accounting system.
3. Graduates will be able to generate reports from the payroll accounting system.