Accounting

AssociateAASDedicated degreeOn campusOnline

Overview

A 60-61 credit hour Associate in Applied Science in Accounting. The college offers it on campus or as a 100 percent online option in eight-week sessions, and lists transfer agreements with accounting bachelor's programs.

Official program name: Accounting
Awarded degree: Associate in Applied Science · major: Accounting
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Associate
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Associate track: Applied, career-oriented associate degreeThe college describes the degree as career-oriented. Transfer of an applied degree is not assumed; check the college's articulation agreements and the receiving school's policy.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Central Maine Community College
Location: Auburn, MEFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits: 60-61 credit hours
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: Online students can earn the degree in two years through eight-week sessions (online, eight-week sessions)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Associate in Applied Science in Accounting, offered on campus and online.

Associate in Applied Science in Accounting with required courses in financial, managerial and intermediate accounting, payroll, federal taxation and accounting software.

Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus · Online
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Optional internship
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Required courses include Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Accounting Software Applications, Federal Taxation and Nonprofit Accounting; students choose either a business program internship or a business capstone.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Transfer pathways

The program page lists transfer agreements for the Accounting program, including a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with Western Governors University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting with the University of Maine.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.

CPA-related statements for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

Other credentials and outcomes appear only where the school itself publishes them, with their date.

Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Technical preparation

Prerequisite courses: RequiredHigh school students must have completed Algebra I to be admitted to this program.
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Maine in-state rateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$96	per credit · 2025-2026Calculated tuition$5,760 = 60 credits × $96 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
New England regional rateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$144	per credit · 2025-2026Calculated tuition$8,640 = 60 credits × $144 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Out-of-state — Out-of-state rateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$192	per credit · 2025-2026Calculated tuition$11,520 = 60 credits × $192 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Mandatory fees (estimate for 30 credit hours): $1,260 per academic yearMandatory
Source: cmcc.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

No business-school accreditation (AACSB, ACBSP, IACBE) is on record for this school. Accreditation is optional and its absence is not a sign of poor quality.

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Maine.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.

DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
cmcc.edu/academics/programs/programs-of-study/accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
cmcc.edu/admissions-aid/paying-for-college/cost-of-attendance/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
cmcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ACC_2023.pdf — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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