Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Arkansas

10 accounting and bookkeeping programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Arkansas has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Bookkeeping and accounting clerks record and check financial data so an organization keeps complete, accurate books. Some employers want college classes or a degree in accounting, others hire people with a high school diploma and train them on the job; certification is not usually required.¹ In Arkansas, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and all 10 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 10 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Arkansas?

$4,681 to $9,055 is what most accounting and bookkeeping programs in Arkansas cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $4,358 to $12,680

In the typical program

Finished the program: 44%
Working 6 months later: 58%
Earned a year, estimated: about $25,900
Length: 16 to 32 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Arkansas may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Arkansas?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 3 people at 1 of the 10 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most accounting and bookkeeping programs in Arkansas cost $4,681 to $9,055. Prices on this page run from $4,358 to $12,680.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Paragould, Harrison, Fayetteville and other Arkansas cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 in smaller cities and towns.

All 10 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Arkansas approved for WIOA funding

10 programs

Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting AAS
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Pocahontas
High school diploma or equivalent
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Pocahontas · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,200
Price if you pay yourself$12,560
School website, Accounting AAS at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
More details about Accounting AAS at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Finished
36%
Working at 6 months
55%
Earned in a quarter
$5,808
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,700
Students counted
86
a year, estimated
$23,200
price
$12,560
Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting AAS
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Paragould
High school diploma or equivalent
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Paragould · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,200
Price if you pay yourself$12,680
School website, Accounting AAS at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
More details about Accounting AAS at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Finished
36%
Working at 6 months
55%
Earned in a quarter
$5,808
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,700
Students counted
86
a year, estimated
$23,200
price
$12,680
Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Business Administration/Accounting (AAS degree)
North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus)
Harrison
High school diploma or equivalent
North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus), Harrison · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,900
Price if you pay yourself$9,896
Program website, Business Administration/Accounting (AAS degree) at North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus)
More details about Business Administration/Accounting (AAS degree) at North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus)
Finished
38%
Working at 6 months
55%
Earned in a quarter
$6,478
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,516
Students counted
68
a year, estimated
$25,900
price
$9,896
Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Technical Certificate Accounting Technology
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
Bentonville
High school diploma or equivalent
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), Bentonville · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,300
Price if you pay yourself$4,500
3 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Technical Certificate Accounting Technology at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
More details about Technical Certificate Accounting Technology at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
Finished
44%
Working at 6 months
76%
Earned in a quarter
$9,083
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,500
Students counted
57
a year, estimated
$36,300
price
$4,500
trained with WIOA funding
3
Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting CP
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Pocahontas
High school diploma or equivalent
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Pocahontas · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,300
Price if you pay yourself$4,358
Program website, Accounting CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
More details about Accounting CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Finished
54%
Working at 6 months
58%
Earned in a quarter
$5,816
Length
16 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$800
Students counted
45
a year, estimated
$23,300
price
$4,358
Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting CP
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Paragould
High school diploma or equivalent
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Paragould · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,300
Price if you pay yourself$4,358
Program website, Accounting CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
More details about Accounting CP at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Finished
54%
Working at 6 months
58%
Earned in a quarter
$5,816
Length
16 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$800
Students counted
45
a year, estimated
$23,300
price
$4,358
Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting (Technical Certificate)
North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus)
Harrison
High school diploma or equivalent
North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus), Harrison · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,900
Price if you pay yourself$5,225
Program website, Accounting (Technical Certificate) at North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus)
More details about Accounting (Technical Certificate) at North Arkansas College - Nac (North Campus And South Campus)
Finished
40%
Working at 6 months
50%
Earned in a quarter
$7,474
Length
32 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,535
Students counted
38
a year, estimated
$29,900
price
$5,225
Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting Assistant TC
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Pocahontas
High school diploma or equivalent
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Pocahontas · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,600
Price if you pay yourself$5,430
School website, Accounting Assistant TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
More details about Accounting Assistant TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Finished
93%
Working at 6 months
64%
Earned in a quarter
$7,149
Length
32 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
11
a year, estimated
$28,600
price
$5,430
Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting Assistant TC
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Paragould
High school diploma or equivalent
BLACK River Technical College (BRTC), Paragould · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,600
Price if you pay yourself$6,530
School website, Accounting Assistant TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
More details about Accounting Assistant TC at BLACK River Technical College (BRTC)
Finished
93%
Working at 6 months
64%
Earned in a quarter
$7,149
Length
32 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$800
Students counted
11
a year, estimated
$28,600
price
$6,530
Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accounting - TC
Arkansas State Univerity (Asu) - Three Rivers (Fmrly College Of Ouachitas)
Malvern
High school diploma or equivalent
Arkansas State Univerity (Asu) - Three Rivers (Fmrly College Of Ouachitas), Malvern · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,213
Program website, Accounting - TC at Arkansas State Univerity (Asu) - Three Rivers (Fmrly College Of Ouachitas)
More details about Accounting - TC at Arkansas State Univerity (Asu) - Three Rivers (Fmrly College Of Ouachitas)
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,933
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,213

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Arkansas

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Arkansas

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Financial aid and grants for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Arkansas

programs with a price cost under $5,000: 3 of 10
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 27th of 36
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 0 of 19
accounting and bookkeeping programs here, against the typical state's 12: 10 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the accounting and bookkeeping classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Arkansas accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Arkansas accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Arkansas approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Arkansas offers.

How Arkansas accounting and bookkeeping program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some accounting and bookkeeping programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Arkansas

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