Simi Institute for Careers & Education
Self-Paced Computer Classes
Basic Skills Courses
10 Key
Approximately 30 hours
Gain skill and speed with the practice of quickly working with numeric information.
Keyboarding
Approximately 40 hours
Learn typing form beginning to advanced.
Windows (Computer Basics)
Approximately 55 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Hardware Essentials
- Computer Software
- Networking and the Internet
- Organizing Information
- Files and Folder Management
- Locating Information
- Cloud Storage
Accounting Courses
Accounting 1
Approximately 114 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Starting a Proprietorship
- Analyzing Transactions into Debit and Credit
- Journalizing Transactions
- Posting to a General Ledger
- Cash Control Systems
- Worksheet and Adjusting Entries for a Service Business
- Financial Statements for a Proprietorship
- Recording Adjusting and Closing Entries
Accounting 2
Approximately 114 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Accounting for Purchases and Cash Payments
- Accounting for Sales and Cash Receipts
- Accounting for Transactions Using a General Journal
- Preparing Payroll Records
- Accounting for Payroll Taxes and Reports
- Accounting for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
- Preparing Adjusting Entries and a Trial Balance
- Financial Statements and Closing Entries for a Corporation
- Financial Statement Analysis
Accounting 3
Approximately 100 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Acquiring Capital for Growth and Development
- Accounting for Plant Assets, Depreciation, and Intangible Assets
- Accounting for Inventory
- Accounting for Accruals, Deferrals, and Reversing Entries
- End-of-Fiscal-Period Work for a Corporation
- Accounting for Partnerships
- Recording International and Internet Sales
QuickBooks Courses
QuickBooks 1
Approximately 30 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Getting Started with QuickBooks Online
- Setting Up a New Company File
- Working with Customers
- Working with Vendors
- Banking and Credit Card Transactions
- All in a Day’s Work!
QuickBooks 2
Approximately 30 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Managing Inventory
- Working with Balance Sheet Accounts and Budgets
- Customizing, Fine-Tuning, and Extending Capabilities
- Staying on Track: The Accounting Cycle, Classes, and Locations
- Completing the Accounting Cycle, Closing the Books, and Reviewing Changes
- Bringing It All Together!
Microsoft Courses
Excel 2021 & 365 - Level 1
Approximately 40 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Tracking Customer Data
- Calculating Student Grades Using Formulas
- Performing Calculations Using Function
- Data Visualization and Images
- Organizing Large Worksheets
Excel 2021 & 365 - Level 2
Approximately 40 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Advanced Workbook Formatting
- Date Functions and Conditional Formatting
- Financial Functions and What-If Analysis
- Text and Conditional Functions, and Formula Auditing
- Lookup Functions and Outlines
Excel 2021 & 365 - Level 3
Approximately 35 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Working with Tables
- PivotTables and PivotCharts
- Working with Macros
- Data Management for Business
- Workbook Completion
Excel for Accounting 1
Approximately 40 hours
Curriculum includes:
- The Accounting Equation and Recording Journal Entries
- Financial Statements
- Statement of Cash Flows
- Inventory Costing and Analysis
- Bank Reconciliation
Excel for Accounting 2
Approximately 55 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Depreciation Schedule
- Payroll Register
- Bond Amortization
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Budgeting and Cost Analysis
PowerPoint 1
Approximately 36 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Creating and Delivering a Presentation
- Designing and Printing the Presentation
- Adding Graphics, Animation, and Sound
- Adding Multimedia to Presentations
PowerPoint 2
Approximately 26 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Adding Charts to a Presentation
- Using Tables in Presentations
- Customizing Themes and Slide Masters
- Collaborating with Others Online
Word 1
Approximately 40 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Creating and Editing Business Documents
- Creating a Resume in a Table
- Creating Reports
- Creating a Promotional Brochure
- Using Mail Merge
Word 2
Approximately 40 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Using Themes
- Working with Long Documents
- Organizing Long Documents
- Collaborating in Word
Word 3
Approximately 35 hours
Curriculum includes:
- Sharing and Securing Content
- Personalizing Word
- Creating Custom Forms and Using Macros
- Integrating Word with Excel, PowerPoint, and the Web
About Self-Paced Business & Computer Classes
Textbook purchase may be required. Classes may be taken in a hybrid format or in our on-campus computer lab (please note that hybrid students must come to campus to take tests). Computer classes are open-entry so you can enroll and begin your studies at any time!
Course Fee
$129 per course
- All Fall 2025 computer courses must be completed by December 18, 2025.
Fall 2025 Lab Hours
Lab closed for summer. Reopening date TBD.
