Accounting

Accounting is the language of business that opens the door to success in every company and organization. Today's CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) are Chief Financial Officers, Managing Partners, Controllers, and Presidents. They work with professional athletes, track down criminals for the FBI, finance your favorite movies, and take care of every kind of business each and every day. Accountants are financial planners that help their companies and clients set a path for the future. In essence, accountants run the business world and there is no sign of them slowing down. "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of accountants and auditors will continue to grow through the next decade." Chances are, regardless of what you're looking for, you can't go wrong with an accounting degree. The opportunities are endless.

Employers of Recent Graduates Include: Anness, Gerlach & Williams; Auditor's Office/State of Ohio in Youngstown; Auditor¸s Office/State of Ohio in Columbus; Cohen & Company; Deloitte & Touche in Cleveland; Deloitte & Touche in Pittsburgh; Ernst & Young in Cleveland; Hill, Barth & King; Internal Revenue Service; National City Bank; Packer Thomas, LLP; Price Waterhouse Coopers in Pittsburgh; Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic, LLC and Yurchyk & Davis, CPA's.

Accounting Degrees:

Associate in Arts (A.A.), Accounting Concentration Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), Accounting Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting Concentration Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.), Accounting Concentration

The B.S. in B.A. in accounting, coupled with the M.B.A., enable students to meet the new requirement for CPA eligibility. The department chair, Dr. Raymond Shaffer, can be reached at (330) 941-3196.

Finance

Courses in finance are designed to provide the student with the knowledge to enter any number of financial areas as a career or as a management tool in business, public or nonprofit organizations. Finance opportunities can be found in the areas of commercial banking, corporate finance, financial planning, money management, insurance, real estate and investment banking.

Employers of Recent Graduates Include: Brennan Financial Group, Second National Bank, and Butler Wick Company

Finance Degrees:

Associate in Arts (A.A.), Finance Concentration
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), Finance
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance Concentration
Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.), Finance Concentration

The B.S. in B.A. in accounting, coupled with the M.B.A., enable students to meet the new requirement for CPA eligibility. The department chair, Dr. Peter Woodlock, can be reached at (330) 941-1873.

Accounting is the language of business that opens the door to success in every company and organization. Today's CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) are Chief Financial Officers, Managing Partners, Controllers, and Presidents. They work with professional athletes, track down criminals for the FBI, finance your favorite movies, and take care of every kind of business each and every day. Accountants are financial planners that help their companies and clients set a path for the future. In essence, accountants run the business world and there is no sign of them slowing down. "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of accountants and auditors will continue to grow through the next decade." Chances are, regardless of what you're looking for, you can't go wrong with an accounting degree.
The opportunities are endless.