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Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Nebraska

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

9 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 2 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 17 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 18 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Nebraska?

Two-year degrees (9 programs)
$7,440 to $7,956most of them, usually 64 to 68 weeks long
Other accounting and bookkeeping programs (9 programs)
$1,984 to $3,844most of them, usually 15 to 32 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
29%
Working 6 months later
70%
Earned a year, estimated
about $33,100
Length
22 to 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 Nebraska may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Nebraska?

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha and other Nebraska cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 in smaller cities and towns and 3 online.

All 18 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding

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18 programs

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Accounting - Associate of Applied Science

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    No diploma needed

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,300
    Price if you pay yourself$7,200

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Accounting - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about Accounting - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    14%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,581
    Length
    96 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,450
    Students counted
    608
    a year, estimated
    $42,300
    price
    $7,200
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting (Transfer Program) - Associate of Arts

    Northeast Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Community College, Norfolk · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,700
    Price if you pay yourself$7,680
    School website, Accounting (Transfer Program) - Associate of Arts at Northeast Community College
    More details about Accounting (Transfer Program) - Associate of Arts at Northeast Community College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    60%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,917
    Length
    64 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,288
    Students counted
    120
    a year, estimated
    $35,700
    price
    $7,680

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - Associate of Arts

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,502
    Program website, Accounting - Associate of Arts at Southeast Community College
    More details about Accounting - Associate of Arts at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    10%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    92
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,502

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting: Para-Accounting - Associate of Applied Science

    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs, IA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

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

    Earned a year, estimated$24,200
    Price if you pay yourself$14,160
    Program website, Accounting: Para-Accounting - Associate of Applied Science at Iowa Western Community College
    More details about Accounting: Para-Accounting - Associate of Applied Science at Iowa Western Community College
    Finished
    16%
    Working at 6 months
    29%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,059
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,600
    Students counted
    86
    a year, estimated
    $24,200
    price
    $14,160

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - Associate of Applied Science

    Northeast Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Community College, Norfolk · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,680
    School website, Accounting - Associate of Applied Science at Northeast Community College
    More details about Accounting - Associate of Applied Science at Northeast Community College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,740
    Length
    64 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,288
    Students counted
    78
    a year, estimated
    $39,000
    price
    $7,680

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting Specialist - Associate Degree

    Western Iowa Tech Community College

    Sioux City, IA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City, IA · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,736
    Program website, Accounting Specialist - Associate Degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College
    More details about Accounting Specialist - Associate Degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College
    Finished
    21%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    68 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    72
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,736

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business: Accounting Emphasis - Associate of Applied Science

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,600
    Price if you pay yourself$7,308
    More details about Business: Accounting Emphasis - Associate of Applied Science at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    38%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,647
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    $30,600
    price
    $7,308

  • Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business: Accounting - Certificate of Completion

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,088
    More details about Business: Accounting - Certificate of Completion at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    56%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,849
    Length
    32 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $27,400
    price
    $2,088

  • QuickBooks and accounting softwareIn personNo diploma needed

    Quickbooks Pro - Certificate

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    No diploma needed

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · QuickBooks and accounting software · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$219
    More details about Quickbooks Pro - Certificate at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $219

  • Accounting certificateOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting Services - Certificate

    Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)

    Based in Fort Collins, CO

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute), based in Fort Collins, CO · Accounting certificate · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,279
    Program website, Accounting Services - Certificate at Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)
    More details about Accounting Services - Certificate at Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,929
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,279

  • Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Staff Accountant I - Certificate

    Western Nebraska Community College

    Scottsbluff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,984
    Program website, Staff Accountant I - Certificate at Western Nebraska Community College
    More details about Staff Accountant I - Certificate at Western Nebraska Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,984

  • Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Staff Accountant II - Certificate

    Western Nebraska Community College

    Scottsbluff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,984
    Program website, Staff Accountant II - Certificate at Western Nebraska Community College
    More details about Staff Accountant II - Certificate at Western Nebraska Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,984

  • Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - Certificate of Completion

    Northeast Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Community College, Norfolk · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,688
    School website, Accounting - Certificate of Completion at Northeast Community College
    More details about Accounting - Certificate of Completion at Northeast Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $572
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,688

  • Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Staff Accountant - Diploma

    Western Nebraska Community College

    Scottsbluff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,844
    Program website, Staff Accountant - Diploma at Western Nebraska Community College
    More details about Staff Accountant - Diploma at Western Nebraska Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,844

  • Accounting certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accounting - Diploma

    Northeast Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Community College, Norfolk · Accounting certificate · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,224
    School website, Accounting - Diploma at Northeast Community College
    More details about Accounting - Diploma at Northeast Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,144
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,224

  • Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineEducation and courses

    QuickBooks Bookkeeper - Certificate

    Digital Workshop Center

    Based in Fort Collins, CO

    Education and courses

    Digital Workshop Center, based in Fort Collins, CO · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,995
    Program website, QuickBooks Bookkeeper - Certificate at Digital Workshop Center
    More details about QuickBooks Bookkeeper - Certificate at Digital Workshop Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,995

  • Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Staff Accountant - Associate of Applied Sciences

    Western Nebraska Community College

    Scottsbluff

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,440
    Program website, Staff Accountant - Associate of Applied Sciences at Western Nebraska Community College
    More details about Staff Accountant - Associate of Applied Sciences at Western Nebraska Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,440

  • Accounting (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate of Applied Science in Accounting (AAS)

    Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)

    Based in Fort Collins, CO

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute), based in Fort Collins, CO · Accounting (associate degree) · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,956
    Program website, Associate of Applied Science in Accounting (AAS) at Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)
    More details about Associate of Applied Science in Accounting (AAS) at Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,975
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,956

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Nebraska

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Nebraska

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 Nebraska

programs with a price cost under $2,000
4 of 18
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
29th of 36
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
6 of 19
accounting and bookkeeping programs here, against the typical state's 12
18 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 Nebraska accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Nebraska accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Nebraska 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 Nebraska offers.

How Nebraska 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 Nebraska

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Nebraska

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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