Accounting
Your Ticket to a Rewarding Career
2011 graduate Ashton Harmon Butler's hard work during her years at LC earned her special honors at graduation and a new job. |
Our challenging accounting major (B.A.) and minor give you the technical knowledge you need, plus the ability to apply your knowledge with skill and good judgment. You'll benefit from working with professors who have extensive, real-world professional experience.
An accounting degree offers:
- A wide variety of professional career paths
- Opportunities for advancement
- Job security, respect, and financial reward
- Use of the latest technology
What do you know about the accounting profession? Get the Facts.
Where Are Our Graduates?
With an accounting background, you can work as an auditor, financial analyst, FBI agent, fraud investigator, chief financial officer, tax specialist, business consultant - in fact, there are hundreds of opportunities for you after graduation.
Some of our graduates:
- Gregory Hammett '07, CPA, CGFM - Supervisory Senior Accountant, Kearney & Company
- Chris Murray '08, CPA - Staff Accountant, Brown, Edwards & Co., LLP, CPAs
- Jackie Fox '09, CPA - Staff Auditor, Cotton & Company, LLP
- Chris Meadows '10 - Case Management Representative, Genworth Financial
| Of all my friends who were in other majors, I am the only one who had a full-time job when I graduated. In fact, my entire accounting class had jobs within a couple months of graduation. - Alex Fleming, '08 |
