Accounting Clerk
Portland Community College
Public · Community college
A focused business credential for accounting support.
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What this route covers
This one-year certificate develops accounting-support skills within PCC's business department. Compare software practice and bookkeeping preparation with the longer accounting route.
Before you apply
Review the Accounting Clerk course map and have an advisor evaluate prior credits and placement before registering.
Your complete timeline
1 year full-time. Prior credits, prerequisite placement and course availability can change your personal completion date.
Plan around the schedule
In-person, online and remote courses. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Portland area · multiple course options. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Accounting Clerk page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
What software will I learn, and how can the credits build toward another credential?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Compare certificates and applied degrees with employer software requirements. This occupation is distinct from a licensed CPA or professional accountant.
Cost and outcomes
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PCC publishes resident tuition of $143 per credit. This is not the complete program price: add required fees, materials, any prerequisites and program-specific equipment and attendance costs.
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Historical College Scorecard earnings for a related certificate/diploma field are available below. These can combine multiple programs and institutional branches; they are not exact-program or current starting-pay estimates.
Historical related-field earnings
$44,981 median annual earnings 5 years after completion, in 2022 dollars.
Portland Community College · Accounting and Related Services (CIP 52.03) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma. Cohort: 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2020 and 2021.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
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Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026