Accountants provide the financial information executives need to make business decisions.
Accounting is a changing field with much of the detail work handled by computers.
Demand for trained accounting personnel is strong at banks, insurance companies, professional service organizations, and manufacturing firms. Ivy Tech State College-Lafayette's program covers a variety of topics allowing you to choose your career path, get personalized help, and develop into a highly qualified graduate that is immediately employable. The program is two years of hands-on learning with a fun and friendly Accounting staff whose only concern is developing you into a knowledgeable, professional, employable graduate. In Ivy Tech State College-Lafayette's Accounting Program you will learn manual and computerized applications of financial accounting, management accounting, tax accounting, and business finance. When you graduate from the program, you may find employment in general ledger, bookkeeping, or in specialized areas such as payroll accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, or cost accounting.