Cost Accounting
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Cost Accounting Certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level cost accounting positions in both public and private such as sector manufacturing and service businesses. Specialized training in cost accounting enables students to manufacturing a product or providing a service by looking at all expenses within the supply chain. It is done for the purpose of budget preparation and profitability analysis. The information derived from this process is useful to managers in determining which products, departments or services are most profitable and which ones need improvement. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. This certificate requires 16-19 units.
Additional Requirements
Additional Information Link: https://catalog.nocccd.edu/fullerton-college/degrees-certificates/accounting/cost-accounting-certificate/Cost Accounting Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 34,600
- High salary: 72,660
- Average salary: 49210
Brokerage Clerks
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 47,730
- High salary: 91,650
- Average salary: 62940
Budget Analysts
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 60,510
- High salary: 134,640
- Average salary: 87930
All Careers in Cost Accounting (10)
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Rising | 97,270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Examiners | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 90,400 |
| Budget Analysts | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 87,930 |
| Credit Analysts | Bachelor's degree | Declining | 80,970 |
| Brokerage Clerks | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 62,940 |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Declining | 59,740 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Declining | 55,290 |
| Statistical Assistants | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Declining | 51,440 |
| Tax Preparers | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 50,560 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Rising | 49,210 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Determine both fixed and variable costs associated with a product line to determine the break-even point, and then ultimately the profit.
- Determine the actual cost associated with manufacturing a product or providing a service by looking at all expenses within the supply chain.
- Identify all methods of cost accounting such as the Standard Costing System, Activity-Based Costing, Throughput Accounting, and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
- Prepare budget and analyze profitability. The information derived from this process is useful to managers in determining which products, departments or services are most profitable and which ones need improvement.