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Schools Concentrating On Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Gainesville State, Georgia Highlands, South Georgia College, and Abraham Baldwin.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Bainbridge, Georgia Highlands, South Georgia College, and Abraham Baldwin.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Dekalb, Albany Technical, Sandersville Technical College, and Savannah Technical College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Dekalb, Flint River Technical College, Lanier Technical College, and Central Georgia Technical College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Georgia Highlands, South Georgia College, Columbus Tech, and Darton.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Abraham Baldwin, South Georgia College, North Georgia Technical College, and South Georgia Technical College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Altamaha Tech, Southeastern Technical College, Sandersville Technical College, and Southwest Georgia Technical College.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Columbus State University • Columbus, GA
Studying Business Administration (completion in 2010)
• 8/29/2011
"I very much enjoyed the school and the learning opportunities. The instruction was very good and the professors were very knowledgeable. I benefited significantly through the networking opportunities as well."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I would absolutely recommend Columbus State to others in my career field, however I would probably recommend taking a more specific focus, such as Accounting or Finance. Just a general business degree involves such a broad range of material. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | The business program at CSU has a great reputation within the community and among local businesses. However, it is still a relatively small school and does not really have a reputation outside of the Columbus area. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The accounting and finance classes were the only ones applicable to my job. I primarily use Quickbooks though, and we were not taught that in school. |
| Instruction | 8 | The instruction was outstanding and I learned a lot in the program. But again, I am using very little of my overall education. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The BBA program was very difficult and required significant effort out of me. It is oriented towards working adults so the class times were very convenient, however, its still difficult to have a family and job and continue your education. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The program was a good mix between text book and hands-on learning. We were expected to do a lot of book learning at home so that we would have the knowledge and information to participate in more "hands-on" activities in the classroom. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | The business program at CSU is very inflexible. In fact, many of the classes are only offered once per year, so if you miss a prerequisite you have to wait until that class is offered again a year later to take it. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | The professors at CSU provide exceptional help and advisement to the students. However, the grad program was located at a downtown campus quite a ways from the main campus, and the campus had no computer labs and unreliable wireless service. Additionally, we would have to travel to the main campus for library services. |
| Social Life | 5 | So many of us were working parents and didn't really have time for "social" experiences. The extent would be academic clubs, like the Accounting Club. It did provide very good business networking opportunities, though. |
| Placement Services | 1 | Again, I'm sure that there were job placement resources offered, but again I have to rate it as "poor." This is again because of the lack of exposure and readily available resources. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I rated the alumni program as "poor" because I am not even aware of any alumni "networks" at Columbus State. If there are alumni networks or support systems they are being poorly marketed in the school. |
Albany State University • Albany, GA
Studying Accounting (completion in 1988)
• 11/1/2011
"This was not my original school of choice."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Albany State is a strong HBCU, and it provides a solid educational experience. |
| Program Reputation | I am not very familiar with the current status. | |
| Program Quality | 5 | Solid basic accounting education, but it could have had a stronger masters program available. |
| Instruction | 8 | Several of my professors were CPAs and were very thorough. |
| How Difficult | 7 | My instructors often taught and tested from old CPA prep booklets, requiring us to go beyond the scope of the textbooks. |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | It offers all avenues of instruction and regularly rotates scheduling. |
| Academic Facilities | I really don't remember. | |
| Social Life | 5 | I worked full time, and did not participate much socially. |
| Placement Services | I did not use career placement services. | |
| Alumni Network | I am not involved with the alumni network. |
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