Graduates of this program are prepared to continue their education in accounting or finance at a four-year college or university. Students entering the workforce after transferring and completing a baccalaureate degree in accounting benefit from a strong demand for accountants.  The Financial Accounting Research System (ARS) database is introduced so that students can learn to research complex accounting issues, preparing them for the CPA exam and professional practice as an accountant.

1. Small enough classes to give you individual attention and experienced enough to give you individual encouragement.
2. Special projects teach analytical skills through finding, extracting, and evaluating financial information to make sound decisions.
3. Nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Students will:

• demonstrate knowledge of the accounting cycle, including preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• demonstrate analytical skills through finding, extracting and evaluating financial information to make sound business decisions.
• create and edit Excel spreadsheets to solve various accounting problems.
• explain the purpose and responsibilities of the professional accountant in the business community.
• express business information effectively in both oral and written form.
• learn critical thinking skills through an analytical business report project.

Students learn the accounting cycle including preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP

Admission to this program requires that students be high school graduates or have high school equivalency diplomas (HSEs).

SUNY Orange has special relationships with upper-level colleges and universities for transfer. These transfer institutions include:

• Franklin University
• Marist College
• Mercy College
• Mount St. Mary College
• Pace University
• Ramapo College
• SUNY Albany
• SUNY Cortland
• SUNY Empire State College
• SUNY Institute of Technology
• SUNY New Paltz

Career opportunities exist in the following areas:

• CPA (certified public accountant)
• CMA (certified management accountant)
• financial analyst
• financial planner

The Accounting A.S. degree is available as a day program on the Middletown campus. Some coursework is available online