Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Vermont

1 accounting and bookkeeping program with results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this accounting and bookkeeping program, and Vermont has approved it for workforce funding. It shows how past students did; Vermont files no usable prices.

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 Vermont, the one program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and it is taught partly or fully online.

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How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Vermont?

Not reported

Vermont files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

This program

Finished the program: 69%
Working 6 months later: 69%
Earned a year, estimated: about $43,600
Length: Not reported

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

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Vermont?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 29 people at this program.
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. Usable prices are not reported for these programs.

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

The one accounting and bookkeeping program in Vermont approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Bookkeeping
Community College of Vermont
Montpelier
High school diploma or equivalent
Community College of Vermont, Montpelier · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,600
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
29 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Bookkeeping at Community College of Vermont
More details about Bookkeeping at Community College of Vermont
Finished
69%
Working at 6 months
69%
Earned in a quarter
$10,896
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
29
a year, estimated
$43,600
price
Not reported
trained with WIOA funding
29

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Vermont

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Vermont

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 Vermont accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Vermont accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Vermont 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 Vermont offers.

How the prices and results of Vermont 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.

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