College of San Mateo Courses

Master essential bookkeeping skills and accounting fundamentals, from financial statements to payroll cycles. Learn to manage accounts, prepare journals, and handle business transactions effectively.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master essential ten-key pad techniques to build speed and accuracy for efficient numeric data entry on computer keyboards.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master essential time value of money concepts, from calculating present and future values to applying TVM principles in accounting scenarios like notes, bonds, and leases. Perfect for CPA exam preparation.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 1 hour a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master essential financial literacy skills to make informed decisions about budgeting, investing, credit, taxes, insurance, and long-term wealth building for personal financial success.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master QuickBooks accounting software, focusing on payroll, merchandising transactions, sales and purchasing cycles, and end-of-period procedures for effective business management.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master auditing principles, GAAS standards, and essential procedures while preparing for the CPA exam's Auditing and Attestation section. Covers internal controls, risk assessment, documentation, and reporting.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master governmental and nonprofit accounting principles, including GASB standards, fund accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting - essential preparation for the CPA exam's FAR section.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master managerial cost accounting techniques for product and service costing, planning, and control. Learn job order, process, and activity-based costing while preparing for the CPA exam's BEC section.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Explore ethical challenges in accounting through real-world case studies, professional codes of conduct, and regulatory requirements for CPA licensure and exam preparation.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master data analytics techniques for accounting decisions, examining Big Data and utilizing software tools to analyze and report financial information effectively.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Explore diverse human cultures, examining social structures, beliefs, communication, kinship, and globalization through anthropological research methods and real-world case studies.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Explore the evolution of Western art from Neoclassical times to modern day, examining how painting and sculpture transformed through cultural and artistic revolutions.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Explore the evolution of Western art and architecture through the 19th and 20th centuries, examining key movements, artists, and influential works that shaped modern artistic expression.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Explore the fascinating relationship between plants and human civilization, from basic biology to their crucial role in food systems and ecological impact.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master the science of athletic nutrition, from optimal food choices and supplement selection to evidence-based strategies for peak performance, recovery, and special dietary requirements.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course