Nebraska Community Colleges
Accounting Programs
Accounting programs at community colleges in this state. Financial accounting, managerial accounting, and CPA-track coursework.
8 colleges · 151 sections · 31 unique courses · Fall 2026 · Updated today
Accounting is one of the most direct community-college-to-career pathways in Nebraska: graduates with an associate in accounting step into bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and entry-level staff accountant roles at small businesses and CPA firms across the state. The 151 sections this term at 8 NCCA colleges cover financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax prep, payroll, and QuickBooks.
For students aiming at the CPA license, an associate's covers roughly the first two years of the 150-credit-hour requirement — the rest comes from a bachelor's in accounting plus enough upper-division coursework to hit the threshold. Compare college below by graduate earnings and award counts; some NCCA programs have tighter articulation with university accounting programs than others.
Colleges offering Accounting
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Accounting is a transfer program — community colleges offer the coursework; you earn the degree, and its earnings, at a four-year university. See where it transfers →
| College | Sections | Courses | Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Community College Area | 44 | 9 | 23 |
| Central Community College | 37 | 11 | 18 |
| Southeast Community College Area | 32 | 6 | — |
| Mid-Plains Community College | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Northeast Community College | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Western Nebraska Community College | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Little Priest Tribal College | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | 1 | 1 | — |
Accounting Availability Snapshot
How accounting sections are being offered across 8 colleges in Nebraska this term (151 sections total).
Delivery format
- in person84 (56%)
- online53 (35%)
- hybrid14 (9%)
When sections meet
- Morning (before noon)37
- Afternoon (noon–5 PM)30
- Evening (5 PM and after)13
- Asynchronous / TBA71
Start dates
Sections begin on 9 distinct dates. 47 late-start more than two weeks after the term's earliest start.
Instructor diversity
Taught by 25 distinct instructors across 8 colleges.
Degree requirements by college
Expand a college to see the courses required for graduation. Data sourced from each college's official catalog.
Southeast Community College Area1 program
Plan all required courses
Accounting Core
Choose four ACCT courses:
Choose one additional Accounting/Business Elective:
- ACCT 2050Payroll Accounting2 sections+ plan
- ACCT 2090Cost Accountingnot offered+ plan
- ACCT 2100Individual Income Tax Procedures2 sections+ plan
- ACCT 2130Intermediate Accounting I1 section+ plan
- ACCT 2230Computerized Accounting3 sections+ plan
- ACCT 2800Applied Accounting Capstonenot offered+ plan
- BSAD 1020Microsoft Applications II & Data Analytics7 sections+ plan
- BSAD 1090Business Law I8 sections+ plan
- BSAD 2310Business Ethics8 sections+ plan
- BSAD 2370Human Resources Management2 sections+ plan
- OFFT 1310Office Accounting3 sections+ plan
Economics
Culture and Gender Studies
- ANTH 1020Introduction to Cultural Anthropology2 sections+ plan
- ANTH 1120General Anthropology2 sections+ plan
- ARTS 2650Introduction to Native American Artnot offered+ plan
- ARTS 2750Women in Art1 section+ plan
- COMM 2110Intercultural Communicationnot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2150Introduction to Women's Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2440African American Literature1 section+ plan
- ENGL 2450Native American Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2460Latinx Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2470Asian American Literaturenot offered+ plan
- GEOG 1020World Regional Geography3 sections+ plan
- GEOG 1400Human Geography4 sections+ plan
- GLST 1000Introduction to Global Studies1 section+ plan
- HIST 2100World History to 1500 CE4 sections+ plan
- HIST 2110World History since 1500 CE1 section+ plan
- HIST 2960Survey of African American History1 section+ plan
- HMRS 1320Multicultural Competency2 sections+ plan
- MUSC 2800Introduction to World Music3 sections+ plan
- PHIL 2610Comparative Religionsnot offered+ plan
- ELEC XXXORnot offered+ plan
- RELS 2610Comparative Religionsnot offered+ plan
- POLS 1600International Relationsnot offered+ plan
- SOCI 1020Social Identities in Everyday Lifenot offered+ plan
- SOCI 2000Gender in Contemporary Societynot offered+ plan
- SOCI 2010Social Problemsnot offered+ plan
- SOCI 2150Exploring Unity and Diversitynot offered+ plan
And choose one of the following:
Communication Studies
Mathematics/Logic
And choose one of the following:
Natural Science with or without Lab
- BIOS 1010General Biology12 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1030Environmental Science2 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1090Plant Biologynot offered+ plan
- BIOS 1120Introduction to Zoology1 section+ plan
- BIOS 1140Human Anatomy25 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1400Biology I10 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1410Biology II2 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2130Human Physiology19 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2200Principles of Ecologynot offered+ plan
- BIOS 2250Human Anatomy & Physiology I3 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2260Human Anatomy & Physiology II3 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2410General Geneticsnot offered+ plan
- BIOS 2460Microbiology4 sections+ plan
- BIOT 1400Introduction to Biotechnology I3 sections+ plan
- BIOT 2400Advanced Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing1 section+ plan
- CHEM 1050Chemistry and the Citizennot offered+ plan
- CHEM 1090General Chemistry I10 sections+ plan
- CHEM 1100General Chemistry II2 sections+ plan
- CHEM 2550Biological Organic Chemistrynot offered+ plan
- FSDT 1350Basic Nutrition36 sections+ plan
- GEOG 1500Physical Geography1 section+ plan
- GEOG 2810Introduction to Water Sciencenot offered+ plan
- GEOL 1010Physical Geology2 sections+ plan
- GEOL 1060Environmental Geology1 section+ plan
- PHYS 1030Astronomynot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1100Physical Sciencenot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1150Descriptive Physicsnot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1410Elementary General Physics Inot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1420Elementary General Physics IInot offered+ plan
- PHYS 2110General Physics Inot offered+ plan
- PHYS 2120General Physics IInot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1130Selected Topics in Astronomynot offered+ plan
- PSYC 2730Brain & Behaviornot offered+ plan
Additional Mathematic/Logic/Natural Science with or without Lab:
- BIOS 1010General Biology12 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1030Environmental Science2 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1090Plant Biologynot offered+ plan
- BIOS 1120Introduction to Zoology1 section+ plan
- BIOS 1140Human Anatomy25 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1400Biology I10 sections+ plan
- BIOS 1410Biology II2 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2130Human Physiology19 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2200Principles of Ecologynot offered+ plan
- BIOS 2250Human Anatomy & Physiology I3 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2260Human Anatomy & Physiology II3 sections+ plan
- BIOS 2410General Geneticsnot offered+ plan
- BIOS 2460Microbiology4 sections+ plan
- BIOT 1400Introduction to Biotechnology I3 sections+ plan
- BIOT 2400Advanced Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing1 section+ plan
- CHEM 1050Chemistry and the Citizennot offered+ plan
- CHEM 1090General Chemistry I10 sections+ plan
- CHEM 1100General Chemistry II2 sections+ plan
- CHEM 2550Biological Organic Chemistrynot offered+ plan
- FSDT 1350Basic Nutrition36 sections+ plan
- GEOG 1500Physical Geography1 section+ plan
- GEOG 2810Introduction to Water Sciencenot offered+ plan
- GEOL 1010Physical Geology2 sections+ plan
- GEOL 1060Environmental Geology1 section+ plan
- MATH 1200Trigonometry8 sections+ plan
- MATH 1300Pre-calculus4 sections+ plan
- MATH 1400Applied Calculus4 sections+ plan
- MATH 1600Calculus I and Analytic Geometry18 sections+ plan
- PHYS 1030Astronomynot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1100Physical Sciencenot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1130Selected Topics in Astronomynot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1150Descriptive Physicsnot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1410Elementary General Physics Inot offered+ plan
- PHYS 1420Elementary General Physics IInot offered+ plan
- PHYS 2110General Physics Inot offered+ plan
- PHYS 2120General Physics IInot offered+ plan
- PSYC 2730Brain & Behaviornot offered+ plan
Group 1: Literature/History/Journalism/Philosophy
- COMM 2100Communicating in Groups and Teams6 sections+ plan
- COMM 2750Political Communicationnot offered+ plan
- ELEC XXXORnot offered+ plan
- POLS 2750Political Communicationnot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2050Modern Fictionnot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2100Introduction to Literature3 sections+ plan
- ENGL 2140Introduction to Shakespearenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2150Introduction to Women's Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2160Children's Literature2 sections+ plan
- ENGL 2170American Literature from 1865not offered+ plan
- ENGL 2200Science Fiction Literature1 section+ plan
- ENGL 2220British Literature Post-1800not offered+ plan
- ENGL 2440African American Literature1 section+ plan
- ENGL 2450Native American Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2460Latinx Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 2470Asian American Literaturenot offered+ plan
- HIST 1000Western Tradition to 15001 section+ plan
- HIST 1010Western Tradition since 1500not offered+ plan
- HIST 2010American History I20 sections+ plan
- HIST 2020American History II8 sections+ plan
- HIST 2100World History to 1500 CE4 sections+ plan
- HIST 2110World History since 1500 CE1 section+ plan
- HIST 2604World War II1 section+ plan
- HIST 2960Survey of African American History1 section+ plan
- JOUR 1810Introduction to Mass Media2 sections+ plan
- JOUR 1820Media Writingnot offered+ plan
- PHIL 1010Introduction to Philosophynot offered+ plan
- PHIL 1060Applied Ethicsnot offered+ plan
- PHIL 1100Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinkingnot offered+ plan
- PHIL 2130Bioethicsnot offered+ plan
- PHIL 2610Comparative Religionsnot offered+ plan
- ELEC XXXORnot offered+ plan
- RELS 2610Comparative Religionsnot offered+ plan
Group 2: Creative/Fine/Performing Arts
- ARTS 1010Introduction to the Visual Arts4 sections+ plan
- ARTS 1050Introduction to Art History & Criticism I1 section+ plan
- ARTS 1060Introduction to Art History & Criticism IInot offered+ plan
- ARTS 1110Beginning Drawing I4 sections+ plan
- ARTS 12102-Dimensional Designnot offered+ plan
- ARTS 1330Beginning Ceramics Inot offered+ plan
- ARTS 2510Beginning Painting I1 section+ plan
- ARTS 2650Introduction to Native American Artnot offered+ plan
- ARTS 2750Women in Art1 section+ plan
- ARTS 2850History of Photography1 section+ plan
- COMM 2050Oral Performance of Literaturenot offered+ plan
- ENGL 1510Introduction to Creative Writing1 section+ plan
- ENGL 2520Fiction Writing1 section+ plan
- ENGL 2530Poetry Writingnot offered+ plan
- HUMS 1100Introduction to Humanities1 section+ plan
- HUMS 1200Contemporary Arts & Ideas1 section+ plan
- MUSC 1010Introduction to Music (Music Appreciation)7 sections+ plan
- MUSC 1610Music Theory Inot offered+ plan
- MUSC 2750Introduction to American Music1 section+ plan
- MUSC 2800Introduction to World Music3 sections+ plan
- MUSC 2870History of Rock Music8 sections+ plan
- PHOT 1750Beginning Photographynot offered+ plan
- PHOT 1760Digital Photography and Creative Imagingnot offered+ plan
- THEA 1010Introduction to Theatrenot offered+ plan
- THEA 1140Basic Actingnot offered+ plan
- THEA 2130Film Appreciationnot offered+ plan
Group 3: Languages
- GERM 1010Beginning German I1 section+ plan
- GERM 1020Beginning German IInot offered+ plan
- SIGN 1010Beginning American Sign Language Inot offered+ plan
- SIGN 1020Beginning American Sign Language IInot offered+ plan
- SPAN 1010Elementary Spanish Inot offered+ plan
- SPAN 1020Elementary Spanish IInot offered+ plan
Source: College catalog
Common Accounting courses
- ACCT 1200Principles of Accounting I(48 sections)
- ACCT 1100Applied Accounting(28 sections)
- ACCT 1210Principles of Accounting II(13 sections)
- ACCT 1110Accounting II(9 sections)
- ACCT 1120Accounting III(6 sections)
- ACCT 2130Intermediate Accounting(4 sections)
- ACCT 1215QuickBooks for Sm Business(3 sections)
- ACCT 1360Payroll Accounting(3 sections)
- ACCT 2120Intermediate Acct I(3 sections)
- ACCT 1025Introduction to Accounting(3 sections)
- ACCT 2230Computerized Accounting(3 sections)
- ACCT 1340Excel - Business Applications(2 sections)
Career outlook for Accounting graduates
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data for the primary career outcome of this program (2024 OEWS release). Compare Nebraska’s typical pay to the national picture before choosing where to study.
Typical state median (national reference)
$78,095
median across covered states
Wage data reflects all workers in the occupation, not just recent CC graduates — entry-level pay is typically lower. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I become a CPA with just an associate degree?
- No. The CPA license requires 150 college credit hours (typically a bachelor's plus 30 extra hours) — an associate is 60 hours. The associate is a great first step that covers the intro accounting sequence at much lower tuition, but you'll need to transfer to complete the bachelor's plus the extra credits.
- What's the difference between bookkeeping and accounting jobs?
- Bookkeepers record day-to-day transactions, manage AP/AR, and produce monthly trial balances. Accountants analyze the books, produce financial statements, handle tax compliance, and advise on financial decisions. An associate in accounting qualifies you for full-charge bookkeeper and staff-accountant roles; the higher-paying senior accountant and controller titles typically require a bachelor's.
- Does Nebraska have a high demand for accountants?
- Yes. Accounting is one of the most stable, highest-employment occupations in every state — every business needs at least one bookkeeper, and the field is largely recession-resistant because tax compliance and AP/AR don't go away in downturns. BLS projects 4% employment growth nationally through 2032.
- Does accounting credit transfer to a bachelor's in accounting?
- Yes, with the usual caveats — both colleges (CC and 4-year) must use the AICPA model curriculum for the credits to fully apply toward the upper-division accounting major. Nebraska's NCCA accounting programs are generally well-articulated with the state's flagship universities. Compare colleges below; articulation strength varies.
Compare Accounting programs in other states
Same comparison view, different state systems. Useful if you’re considering an out-of-state community college or just want to see how Nebraska’s accounting programs stack up.
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Some programs may not be offered at every college — pages render only when the program meets a coverage threshold for the state.