Accounting and bookkeeping classes in New York

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

4 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and New York 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 New York, 3 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in New York?

$490 to $17,500

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
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 New York may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in New York?

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 $490 to $17,500.

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes in New York, Ithaca and other New York cities

New York area3

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 1 program is online.

All 5 accounting and bookkeeping programs in New York approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

QuickBooks and accounting softwareIn personNo diploma needed
QuickBooks in a Week
Gloria K School
New Hyde Park
No diploma needed
Gloria K School, New Hyde Park · QuickBooks and accounting software · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$490
Program website, QuickBooks in a Week at Gloria K School
More details about QuickBooks in a Week at Gloria K School
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
1 week, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$490
Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Professional Bookkeeper -AIPB EXAM Prep
Compu21 Institute
Flushing
High school diploma or equivalent
Compu21 Institute, Flushing · Bookkeeping certificate or course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,500
Program website, Professional Bookkeeper -AIPB EXAM Prep at Compu21 Institute
More details about Professional Bookkeeper -AIPB EXAM Prep at Compu21 Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
1 week, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,500
Accounting (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed
Accounting A.A.S degree
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
No diploma needed
Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden · Accounting (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,340
Program website, Accounting A.A.S degree at Tompkins Cortland Community College
More details about Accounting A.A.S degree at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,340
Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Bookkeeping Specialist with Business English TAA Only
Alliance Computing Solutions Inc (Manhattan)
New York
High school diploma or equivalent
Alliance Computing Solutions Inc (Manhattan), New York · Bookkeeping certificate or course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$17,500
Program website, Bookkeeping Specialist with Business English TAA Only at Alliance Computing Solutions Inc (Manhattan)
More details about Bookkeeping Specialist with Business English TAA Only at Alliance Computing Solutions Inc (Manhattan)
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
53 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$17,500
Bookkeeping certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks 2018 (Software Included)
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Based in Dryden, NY
No diploma needed
Tompkins Cortland Community College, based in Dryden, NY · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks 2018 (Software Included) at Tompkins Cortland Community College
More details about Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks 2018 (Software Included) at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
1 week, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
Not reported

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in New York

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in New York

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 New York accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which New York accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs New York 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 New York offers.

How New York 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.

How reliable are the New York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in New York

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