Bookkeeping
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code2906
- Credential TypeOntario College Certificate
- SchoolThe Business School
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length1 year/ 2 semesters
- LocationProgress Campus
- Emailbusiness@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000 ext. 52280
Program Availability
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- The Business School Student Success Guide
- Advising
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include, asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.
The two-semester Bookkeeping program at Centennial College will allow you to earn a certificate that will serve as a pathway to the Apprentice-level certification through Certified Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (CPB). Membership in the CPB will open the door to a variety of positions, including bookkeeper, accounts receivable/payable supervisor, payroll administrator and office manager.
Once you complete this certificate program, you'll also be eligible to transfer, with credits, into Centennial's two-or three-year Accounting programs to earn a diploma or advanced diploma.
By enrolling in Bookkeeping, you will be aligned with Canada’s largest and fastest-growing certifying body of bookkeepers. Graduates can fast-track toward the nationally recognized Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB) designation. Students will also have access to a preferred student membership rate, full of member benefits that will provide access to continuing education and networking opportunities with bookkeeping professionals across Canada!
Learning Outcomes
You'll gain the know-how to:
- Complete bookkeeping functions within the accounting cycle, including accounts receivables, payables, inventory, and payroll processing using relevant software and operating systems;
- Apply general accepted accounting principles to produce financial statements and reports for proprietorships, partnerships and corporations;
- Prepare individual income tax returns in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations using tax preparation software;
- Develop a plan to support the management needs of the bookkeeping function, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, cost and revenue management;
- Use spreadsheet and database programs, such as Excel and Access, to create and produce reports for business analysis identification of trends and decision-making.
- Ease of transition into the workplace with hands-on training in Quickbooks and Sage 300 ERP.
Program Overview
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include, asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.
The two-semester Bookkeeping program at Centennial College will allow you to earn a certificate that will serve as a pathway to the Apprentice-level certification through Certified Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (CPB). Membership in the CPB will open the door to a variety of positions, including bookkeeper, accounts receivable/payable supervisor, payroll administrator and office manager.
Once you complete this certificate program, you'll also be eligible to transfer, with credits, into Centennial's two-or three-year Accounting programs to earn a diploma or advanced diploma.
By enrolling in Bookkeeping, you will be aligned with Canada’s largest and fastest-growing certifying body of bookkeepers. Graduates can fast-track toward the nationally recognized Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB) designation. Students will also have access to a preferred student membership rate, full of member benefits that will provide access to continuing education and networking opportunities with bookkeeping professionals across Canada!
Learning Outcomes
You'll gain the know-how to:
- Complete bookkeeping functions within the accounting cycle, including accounts receivables, payables, inventory, and payroll processing using relevant software and operating systems;
- Apply general accepted accounting principles to produce financial statements and reports for proprietorships, partnerships and corporations;
- Prepare individual income tax returns in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations using tax preparation software;
- Develop a plan to support the management needs of the bookkeeping function, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, cost and revenue management;
- Use spreadsheet and database programs, such as Excel and Access, to create and produce reports for business analysis identification of trends and decision-making.
- Ease of transition into the workplace with hands-on training in Quickbooks and Sage 300 ERP.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- Many Bookkeeping classes are taught in a lab environment that is fully equipped with an integrated network of computer systems, allowing for practical and hands-on experience.
- Courses are qualified for exemptions with the CPB.
- The program takes place over a short, intensive eight months.
- In addition to Bookkeeping course topics, you receive an overview of other business functions in an organization, allowing you to acquire effective business communication skills.
- Knowledgeable and approachable faculty members have industry experience.
Career Outlook
- Bookkeeper
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Accounting clerk
- Small business office manager
Education Pathways
Successful graduates of this Bookkeeping certificate program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study. Listed below are institutions offering pathways for this program.
Please note that each receiving institution has minimum admission requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving institution.
| Region | Instution |
|---|---|
| Toronto GTA | Centennial College |
| Ontario | Nipissing University |
| Trent Unviersity |
For more detailed pathways information, visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/.
Use the following Education Pathways Checklist as a guide as you explore your options.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
Areas of Employment
- Enterprise corporations
- Not-for-profits
- Start-ups
- Accounting firms
- Banks
- Federal/provincial government
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
- Grade 12 English College or University preparation course, or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take the Centennial English Admission Test
- Grade 11 or Grade 12 Mathematics College, Mixed or University preparation course, or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take a Centennial College Math Skills Assessment for Admission
Additional Requirements
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $150 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2025.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,433.33 | $4,154.33 |
| International | $17,148.00 | $1,931.28 | $19,079.28 |
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Complete bookkeeping functions within the accounting cycle including accounts receivables, payables, inventory, and payroll processing using relevant software and operating systems.
- Produce financial statements and reports for proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations using generally accepted accounting principles.
- Prepare individual income tax returns in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations using tax preparation software.
- Develop a plan to support the management needs of the bookkeeping function including planning, forecasting, budgeting, cost and revenue management.
- Use spreadsheet and database programs, including Excel and Access, to create and produce reports for business analysis, identification of trends and decision-making.
The Business School Student Success Guide
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Muhammad Yasir Khan, Business, GraduateCentennial College doesn’t just provide us with good education. They make sure that whatever students are learning in classes can also be learned practically, They make sure to provide us with all the experience necessary to go out in the real world as professionals so we can face challenges and land a successful job in our career.
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