Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Hawaii

1 accounting and bookkeeping program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this accounting and bookkeeping program, and Hawaii has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Hawaii, the one program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and it is taught partly or fully online.

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How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Hawaii?

$8,524

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 30%
Working 6 months later: 81%
Earned a year, estimated: about $35,800
Length: 64 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 Hawaii may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Hawaii?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴
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. The one program with a price costs $8,524.

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

The one accounting and bookkeeping program in Hawaii approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Accounting (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses
Accounting
Leeward Community College
Pearl City
Education and courses
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$35,800
Price if you pay yourself$8,524
School website, Accounting at Leeward Community College
More details about Accounting at Leeward Community College
Finished
30%
Working at 6 months
81%
Earned in a quarter
$8,946
Length
64 weeks, 14 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
480
a year, estimated
$35,800
price
$8,524

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Hawaii

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Hawaii

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 Hawaii accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Hawaii accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Hawaii 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 Hawaii offers.

How the prices and results of Hawaii accounting and bookkeeping programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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