Regular Admission Requirements
To apply under the regular admission requirements, you must:
and
Special Admission Requirements
If you are a mature student (21 years of age or over), have not finished high school, and have two years of practical business experience, you may apply under the special admission requirements.
View Courses and Descriptions.
Completing all of the following courses will provide you with the knowledge and skills for the Apprentice Level on the pathway to certification with the Certified Professional Bookkeepers.
ACCT-3001 Accounting
Software
ACCT-3004 Cost Accounting
ACCT-1971 Financial Accounting1
ACCT-2043
Financial Accounting 2
HUMR-1007 Payroll and Taxable Benefits
ACCT-1088 Simply
Accounting
BUSA-1026 Bookkeeping and Accounting for Small Business
Please visit cpbcan.ca for
information about the pathway to certification.
By using Sage 50 software, you will develop an understanding on how to enter business transactions into the general ledger, prepare and adjust entries, and print out financial statements. Sage 50 is used for accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and inventory.
This first course in accounting covers the double-entry bookkeeping procedures, adjustments, and production of financial statements pertaining to sole proprietorships. Coverage is also given to special journals, subsidiary ledgers, and control accounts. This results in a complete presentation of the accounting cycle for a service or merchandise business. Later in the course more in depth study of inventory costing methods, control procedures for cash including petty cash, and bank reconciliations is presented.
The second course in accounting starts with accounts receivable, short-term notes receivable, and payroll. This is followed by the cost, depreciation, and disposal of capital assets. Then the accounting for partnerships involving income distribution, admission or withdrawal of a partner, and liquidations is covered. An introduction to corporation accounting covering the issue of shares, cash, and share dividends is presented next. Later topics presented are the accounting for bonds, emphasizing the effective interest method for amortizing discounts and premiums, and the cash flow statement.
This course highlights two popular accounting software programs, Sage 300 (formerly Accpac) and Sage 50. Sage 300 is an application designed for use by a medium to large sized company. Sage 50 is an application designed for use by a small to medium sized company. This course familiarizes students with processing common business transactions in each of the programs. The material is presented using practice companies that emphasize major features of the software programs presented.
This course will introduce the student to cost terms and concepts. Job-order and process costing (weighted average method) will be covered. Cost-Volume-Profit analysis and breakeven calculations will be performed as well as a comparison between variable costing and absorption costing methods. Activity-based costing and budgeting will be discussed. Other topics to be covered include standard costs, flexible budgets and analysis, decentralization and other relevant costs for managerial decision-making will be explored.
Study the practical side of bookkeeping and accounting, and learn to identify basic internal control procedures. Become familiar with the recording process, ledgers and trial balance, financial statements and closing entries, cash and how to control it, accounts receivable, inventory and salaries.
Acquire knowledge of payrolls, earnings and deductions, methods of payment, employment standards and termination of employees. Learn about government remittances, allowances, taxable benefits, employer levies and government reporting.
Online learning is a critical component of course delivery in all Red River College programs. To ensure each student has the tools they need to achieve their academic goals, all Red River College students require, at minimum:
1. Off-campus access to a current computer with a webcam
2. A high speed internet connection
• Recommended minimum speed: 10 mbps for download, 3 mbps for upload
• Slower internet connection speeds may result in audio and video issues. Please keep in mind that if others in your home are using the same internet connection at the same time as you are, you may also experience audio and video issues.
• Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/computer-requirements/for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Please note that any anticipated costs are not included in Books and Supplies estimates
RRC Polytech is an Education Partner with the Certified
Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (CPB), a national certifying body. The
partnership provides opportunities for pathways to certification with CPB.
Please visit www.cpbcan.ca for
information about the certification.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process which documents and compares an individual's prior learning gained from prior education, work and life experiences and personal study to the learning outcomes in College courses/programs. For more information, please visit www.rrc.ca/rpl.
RRC Polytech is a Certified Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (CPB) Education Partner at an Apprentice Level, offering Professional Bookkeeping courses that provide the skills and competencies to support success in a bookkeeping role.