Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Delaware: costs and how to get them free

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Delaware?

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 17 people at 3 of the 7 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 Delaware cost $1,899 to $13,484. Prices on this page run from $799 to $14,855.

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Seaford, Dover, Philadelphia and other Delaware cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 programs are online.

All 7 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Delaware approved for WIOA funding

7 programs

Accounting (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed
Accounting
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
Georgetown
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit, Georgetown · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$13,571
8 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Accounting at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
More details about Accounting at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$3,200
Students counted
217
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$13,571
trained with WIOA funding
8
Accounting (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed
Accounting
Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
Dover
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit, Dover · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$13,397
3 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Accounting at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
More details about Accounting at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$3,200
Students counted
205
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$13,397
trained with WIOA funding
3
Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Bookkeeper Certification Course
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
Based in Georgetown, DE
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit, based in Georgetown, DE · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$799
6 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Bookkeeper Certification Course at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
More details about Bookkeeper Certification Course at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
Finished
79%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$253
Students counted
38
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$799
trained with WIOA funding
6
Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Associate in Science in Accounting
Goldey Beacom College
Wilmington
High school diploma or equivalent
Goldey Beacom College, Wilmington · Accounting (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$77,300
Price if you pay yourself$14,855
Program website, Associate in Science in Accounting at Goldey Beacom College
More details about Associate in Science in Accounting at Goldey Beacom College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
$19,332
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,240
Students counted
14
a year, estimated
$77,300
price
$14,855
Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlinePrerequisite courses
Accounting Principles Course
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
Based in Georgetown, DE
Prerequisite courses
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit, based in Georgetown, DE · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$799
Program website, Accounting Principles Course at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
More details about Accounting Principles Course at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
Finished
77%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$253
Students counted
13
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$799
Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Certified Public Bookkeeper Certification
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
Based in Georgetown, DE
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit, based in Georgetown, DE · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,999
Program website, Certified Public Bookkeeper Certification at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
More details about Certified Public Bookkeeper Certification at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Non-Credit
Finished
53%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$793
Students counted
13
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,999
Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Professional Bookkeeping with Quickbooks Certification
Delaware State University
Based in Dover, DE
High school diploma or equivalent
Delaware State University, based in Dover, DE · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,834
Program website, Professional Bookkeeping with Quickbooks Certification at Delaware State University
More details about Professional Bookkeeping with Quickbooks Certification at Delaware State University
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
$3,834

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Delaware

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Delaware

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 Delaware

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 12th of 36
accounting and bookkeeping programs here, against the typical state's 12: 7 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 Delaware accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Delaware accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Delaware 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 Delaware offers.

How Delaware 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.

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