Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Colorado

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

2 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Colorado 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 Colorado, all 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and all 5 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Colorado?

$939 to $5,995

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: Not reported for most programs

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

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Colorado?

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.²³⁴
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. These programs cost $939 to $5,995.

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Fort Collins, Philadelphia, Grand Junction and other Colorado cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Colorado approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed
QuickBooks Level 1
Digital Workshop Center
Fort Collins
No diploma needed
Digital Workshop Center, Fort Collins · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$939
Program website, QuickBooks Level 1 at Digital Workshop Center
More details about QuickBooks Level 1 at Digital Workshop Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$939
QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed
QuickBooks Level 2
Digital Workshop Center
Fort Collins
No diploma needed
Digital Workshop Center, Fort Collins · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$939
Program website, QuickBooks Level 2 at Digital Workshop Center
More details about QuickBooks Level 2 at Digital Workshop Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$939
QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed
Quickbooks Desktop Program
ONLC Training Centers
Wilmington, DE
No diploma needed
ONLC Training Centers, Wilmington, DE · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Classes are outside Colorado; Colorado approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,190
Program website, Quickbooks Desktop Program at ONLC Training Centers
More details about Quickbooks Desktop Program at ONLC Training Centers
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
6 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,190
QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed
Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Desktop Certification Program
ONLC Training Centers
Wilmington, DE
No diploma needed
ONLC Training Centers, Wilmington, DE · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Classes are outside Colorado; Colorado approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
Program website, Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Desktop Certification Program at ONLC Training Centers
More details about Accounting Specialist with QuickBooks Desktop Certification Program at ONLC Training Centers
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
2 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,500
Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridNo diploma needed
QuickBooks® Bookkeeper Certificate
Digital Workshop Center
Fort Collins
No diploma needed
Digital Workshop Center, Fort Collins · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,995
School website, QuickBooks® Bookkeeper Certificate at Digital Workshop Center
More details about QuickBooks® Bookkeeper Certificate at Digital Workshop Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,995

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Colorado

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Colorado

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

Where the Colorado accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Colorado accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Colorado 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 Colorado offers.

How Colorado 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.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Colorado

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