Start Your Career: By the Numbers
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Small class sizes allow you to build strong relationships with your instructors and classmates.
Tackle the Details to Solve Business Problems
Sharpen your eye for detail and skills with numbers into tools for a successful career. All business and organizations use accounting and the demand for skilled problem solvers is high. Whether it’s in private business, government or not for profit organizations, skilled accountants are crucial to keeping daily operations moving.
You’ll study accounting principles, theory and practice. Hands-on practice helps you build skills to solve complex problems in:
- Cost management
- Taxation
- Economics
- Payroll
- Budgeting
In your final semester, gain real-world experience through a co-op education/internship. You graduate ready for work in this in-demand field. Plus, with day and night courses available for most courses and 100% online options, you can build a schedule that fits in your busy life.
Program Information
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General Admissions to Ozarks Tech
Admission to Ozarks Technical Community College is open to all individuals who can benefit from its educational programs. A focus of the college mission is on the academic, career and personal goals of the student. OTC may admit you as a First-Time student just completing their high school, GED or HiSET requirements or as a Transfer student coming from another institution finishing up a certificate or degree. For more information, visit OTC Admissions.
Wondering how you’re going to pay for college? At OTC, we believe that cost shouldn’t be a barrier to earning a degree. Our staff will work with you to make a financial plan. To browse the resources available to you, see paying for college.
At Ozarks Tech, we want your transfer process to be easy. We accomplish this goal through articulation agreements. These agreements are an official partnership to match coursework between schools. This gives you a more seamless transition from Ozarks Tech to a four-year institution.
We have established an agreement for this program. This will simplify the transfer of your credits to partner schools. To understand how this degree will transfer, review the current articulation agreements. Be sure to consult with your transfer school to ensure you’re on the right path toward completing your four-year degree.
Business, Accounting and Economics Department Chair
417-447-8817
OTC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Our current accreditation status with the HLC is displayed on the page linked below. Our next comprehensive evaluation will be in 2030-2031. View more on OTC Accreditation.
Program Outcomes
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Course Information
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Accounting and Business Management (A.A.S.)*
A.A.S. Degree: 60 Hours
Location: Springfield Campus, Table Rock Campus
The Accounting program prepares students with a foundation of coursework in accounting principles, theory and practice, and exposes them to complex problems and relationships in connected fields of business, cost management, tax and economics. A co-op education/internship option in the final semester provides for practical work experience in an office or industry where students can apply the accounting concepts and skills that they have learned.
Accounting Certificate*
Certificate: 30 Hours
Location: Springfield Campus, Table Rock Campus
The Accounting program prepares students with a foundation of coursework in accounting principles, theory and practice, and exposes them to complex problems and relationships in connected fields of business, cost management, tax and economics. Multiple problem sets are assigned in the accounting courses so students can apply the accounting concepts and skills that they have learned.
Some options available online.
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Notices & Disclaimers
*Costs displayed are based on current tuition and fee rates for the program’s required credit hours, as approved by the OTC Board of Trustees, and are subject to change without notice. Estimates reflect both in-district and out-of-district residency rates. Actual costs, degree completion time, and credit requirements may vary based on residency, prior credits, elective courses, program updates, and enrollment factors. For additional information on attendance costs, visit Cost of Attendance, tuition and fees or contact us at 417-447-6900.
**Graduation rates vary by individual. For details on program enrollment, retention, exam/certification, and employment rates, visit Student Outcomes / Student Right-to-Know. Some careers on this list may require additional education and training. For program-specific accreditation visit OTC Accreditation.