Accounting Principles (Fast Track)
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education · Davis, CA
- Cost
- $2,992
- Length
- 65 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 219
- Finished the program
- 58%Based on 125 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Davis is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Financial Managers
Job ads may call this: Branch Manager · Credit Manager · Accounting Supervisor · Business Banking Manager
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Establish procedures for custody or control of assets, records, loan collateral, or securities to ensure safekeeping.
- Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
- Communicate with stockholders or other investors to provide information or to raise capital.
- Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Develop or analyze information to assess the current or future financial status of firms.
- Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.
- Approve, reject, or coordinate the approval or rejection of lines of credit or commercial, real estate, or personal loans.
- Typical pay in California
- $183,803per year
- Projected openings
- 84,770
- Projected change
- +16.3%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- 5 years or more in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 42% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 35% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 1%
- High school diploma
- 10%
- Started college, no degree
- 16%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 42%
- Master's degree
- 21%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 3%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Accountants and Auditors
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Auditor · Accountant · Audit Partner · Cost Accountant
- Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
- Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
- Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
- Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
- Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
- Typical pay in California
- $98,678per year
- Projected openings
- 154,340
- Projected change
- +7.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 59% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 11% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0%
- High school diploma
- 2%
- Started college, no degree
- 3%
- Two-year degree
- 6%
- Four-year degree
- 59%
- Master's degree
- 27%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
Program details
This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.
An integrated or combined program in accounting and business administration management that prepares individuals to function as accountants and business managers.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
YoloWorks! Career Center- WoodlandComprehensive center
Phone: 530-661-2641
25 North Cottonwood StreetGonzalez BuildingWoodland, CA 95695about 9.4 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
YoloWorks! Career Center-West SacramentoAffiliate site
Phone: 916-375-6307
500 Jefferson BlvdHealth and Human Services AgencyWest Sacramento, CA 95605about 14.9 miles away
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am-4:00pm
Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI) AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 916-324-6202
2411 Alhambra BlvdNeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Suite 110Sacramento, CA 95817about 17.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
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