Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Idaho

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

3 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Idaho 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 Idaho, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma, and all 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 3 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Idaho?

$998 to $7,930

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: Not enough data

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

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Idaho?

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 $998 to $7,930.

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Idaho Falls, Boise City and other Idaho cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 program is online.

All 3 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed
Quickbooks
College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
Idaho Falls
No diploma needed
College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE, Idaho Falls · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$998
School website, Quickbooks at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
More details about Quickbooks at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
Finished
80%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
15
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$998
QuickBooks and accounting softwareHybridNo diploma needed
QuickBooks Online Certified
LeapFox Learning Computer Training
Meridian
No diploma needed
LeapFox Learning Computer Training, Meridian · QuickBooks and accounting software · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,208
Program website, QuickBooks Online Certified at LeapFox Learning Computer Training
More details about QuickBooks Online Certified at LeapFox Learning Computer Training
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,208
Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Bookkeeping Administration Expert
College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
Based in Twin Falls, ID
No diploma needed
College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, based in Twin Falls, ID · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,930
School website, Bookkeeping Administration Expert at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
More details about Bookkeeping Administration Expert at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
52 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,930

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Idaho

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 Idaho accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Idaho accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Idaho

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Idaho

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