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Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Maryland

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

6 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Maryland 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 Maryland, 2 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Maryland?

$2,688 to $3,845 is what most accounting and bookkeeping programs in Maryland cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $1,731 to $16,740

In the typical program

Finished the program
70%
Working 6 months later
68%
Earned a year, estimated
about $33,900
Length
26 to 52 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 Maryland may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Maryland?

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Washington, Baltimore and other Maryland cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 5 programs are online.

All 9 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Maryland approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Accounting certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting (16 Credit Hours)

    Harford Community College

    Bel Air

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Harford Community College, Bel Air · Accounting certificate · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,688
    Program website, Accounting (16 Credit Hours) at Harford Community College
    More details about Accounting (16 Credit Hours) at Harford Community College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,600
    Length
    72 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $942
    Students counted
    70
    a year, estimated
    $38,400
    price
    $2,688

  • Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting (60 credit hours)

    Frederick Community College

    Frederick

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Frederick Community College, Frederick · Accounting (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,300
    Price if you pay yourself$9,501
    Program website, Accounting (60 credit hours) at Frederick Community College
    More details about Accounting (60 credit hours) at Frederick Community College
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,069
    Length
    60 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,875
    Students counted
    70
    a year, estimated
    $44,300
    price
    $9,501

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting & Bookkeeping+QuickBooks-Classroom (100 clock hours)

    Towson University

    Based in Towson, MD

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Towson University, based in Towson, MD · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,300
    Price if you pay yourself$2,899

    31 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Accounting & Bookkeeping+QuickBooks-Classroom (100 clock hours) at Towson University
    More details about Accounting & Bookkeeping+QuickBooks-Classroom (100 clock hours) at Towson University
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,320
    Length
    26 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    66
    a year, estimated
    $33,300
    price
    $2,899
    trained with WIOA funding
    31

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    PC Specialist Plus-Bookkeeping Specialization (720 clock hours)

    Career Technical Institute, Inc.

    Washington, DC

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Career Technical Institute, Inc., Washington, DC · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

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

    Earned a year, estimated$30,500
    Price if you pay yourself$16,740
    Program website, PC Specialist Plus-Bookkeeping Specialization (720 clock hours) at Career Technical Institute, Inc.
    More details about PC Specialist Plus-Bookkeeping Specialization (720 clock hours) at Career Technical Institute, Inc.
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,615
    Length
    48 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    $30,500
    price
    $16,740

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Bookkeeper (174 Clock Hours)

    College Of Southern Maryland

    La Plata

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College Of Southern Maryland, La Plata · Bookkeeping certificate or course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,900
    Price if you pay yourself$1,731
    Program website, Bookkeeper (174 Clock Hours) at College Of Southern Maryland
    More details about Bookkeeper (174 Clock Hours) at College Of Southern Maryland
    Finished
    33%
    Working at 6 months
    60%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,467
    Length
    14 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $467
    Students counted
    35
    a year, estimated
    $33,900
    price
    $1,731

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Online Prof. Bookkeeping with QuickBooks (100 clock hours)

    Towson University

    Based in Towson, MD

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Towson University, based in Towson, MD · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,899
    Program website, Online Prof. Bookkeeping with QuickBooks (100 clock hours) at Towson University
    More details about Online Prof. Bookkeeping with QuickBooks (100 clock hours) at Towson University
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,899

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks (100 clock hours)

    Morgan State University

    Based in Baltimore, MD

    No diploma needed

    Morgan State University, based in Baltimore, MD · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,375
    Program website, Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks (100 clock hours) at Morgan State University
    More details about Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks (100 clock hours) at Morgan State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,375

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Online Certified Professional Bookkeeper (140 clock hours)

    Towson University

    Based in Towson, MD

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Towson University, based in Towson, MD · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,899
    Program website, Online Certified Professional Bookkeeper (140 clock hours) at Towson University
    More details about Online Certified Professional Bookkeeper (140 clock hours) at Towson University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,899

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Professional Bookkeeping-QuickBooks+Payroll Practice & Mgmt (200 clock hours)

    Morgan State University

    Based in Baltimore, MD

    No diploma needed

    Morgan State University, based in Baltimore, MD · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,845
    Program website, Professional Bookkeeping-QuickBooks+Payroll Practice & Mgmt (200 clock hours) at Morgan State University
    More details about Professional Bookkeeping-QuickBooks+Payroll Practice & Mgmt (200 clock hours) at Morgan State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,845

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Maryland

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Maryland

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 Maryland

programs with a price cost under $3,000
6 of 9
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
6th of 36
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
8 of 19
accounting and bookkeeping programs here, against the typical state's 12
9 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 Maryland accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Maryland accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Maryland 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 Maryland offers.

How Maryland 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.

Other training in Maryland

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Maryland

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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