Lee County Virtual Franchise – Accounting Applications 1

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

If you want to own a business one day, take college business courses, or just know how to handle your own personal finances in the future, then accounting is for you! Learning the basics of accounting can help you start and run a business, get a head start in college courses, and teach you how to create a personal budget. In this course, you will build a broad foundation of knowledge and skills in accounting concepts in order to analyze, classify, and record business transactions in a manual and computerized setting (Excel and QuickBooks); prepare financial statements and communicate information to stakeholders; maintain payroll records, and determine proper handling of cash control procedures. This course will focus on transferable skills in communication, ethics, problem-solving, organizational skills, and time management. Throughout the course, you will explore the role of accounting in a global economy and develop employability skills such as proper business etiquette, workplace procedures, and customer service skills. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to take the QuickBooks industry certification exam in order to become a QuickBooks Certified User (QBCU). QuickBooks certification validates that you have the essential knowledge for an entry-level accounting career. This course is the second course in the Finance program of study in the Finance career cluster.