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Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Kentucky

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

5 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Kentucky 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 Anyone paid to prepare or help prepare federal tax returns needs a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) from the IRS.2

In Kentucky, all 5 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 5 programs here are accounting (associate degree, 2 programs), accounting certificate (2 programs) and payroll (1 program).

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How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Kentucky?

$3,395

is the price of the one program that lists a price, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
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None of the 5 programs report it
Working 6 months later
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None of the 5 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Length
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The figure filed fails our checks

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

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Kentucky?

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

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

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5 programs

  • PayrollIn personNo diploma needed

    Payroll Manager

    Gateway Community and Technical College

    Florence

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Gateway Community and Technical College, FlorencePayroll · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,395
    Program website, Payroll Manager at Gateway Community and Technical College
    More details about Payroll Manager at Gateway Community and Technical College
    Finished
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    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
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    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,395
    Program website, Payroll Manager at Gateway Community and Technical College

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Accounting

    Henderson Community College

    Henderson

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Henderson Community College, HendersonAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Accounting at Henderson Community College
    More details about Accounting at Henderson Community College
    Finished
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    Working at 6 months
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    Price if you pay yourself
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    Program website, Accounting at Henderson Community College

  • Accounting certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Accounting and Business/Management

    BuildEd

    Blue Bell, PA

    No diploma needed

    BuildEd, Blue Bell, PAAccounting certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Accounting and Business/Management at BuildEd
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
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    Earned in a quarter
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  • Accounting certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Accounting and Business/Management

    Medcertify.com

    Louisville

    No diploma needed

    Medcertify.com, LouisvilleAccounting certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Accounting and Business/Management at Medcertify.com
    More details about Accounting and Business/Management at Medcertify.com
    Finished
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    Working at 6 months
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    Earned in a quarter
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    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Accounting and Business/Management at Medcertify.com

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Accounting and Business/Management

    Somerset Community College

    London

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Somerset Community College, LondonAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Accounting and Business/Management at Somerset Community College
    More details about Accounting and Business/Management at Somerset Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    School website, Accounting and Business/Management at Somerset Community College

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Kentucky

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.78

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Cincinnati, Henderson, Philadelphia and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Kentucky

How accounting and bookkeeping classes compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in Kentucky

Where the Kentucky accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Kentucky accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Kentucky 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).10 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 Kentucky offers.

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

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Kentucky

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
  2. Internal Revenue Service: PTIN requirements for tax return preparers
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List