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Self-Paced Computer Classes

Business Classes

Accounting 1

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

Curriculum includes:

  • Accounting for Purchases and Cash Payments
  • Accounting for Sales and Cash Receipts
  • Accounting for Transactions Using a General Journal
  • Preparing Payroll Records
  • 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

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

Accounting Essentials - Certification Preparation

Curriculum includes:

  • Evaluating Transactions 
  • The Accounting Cycle
  • Journal Entries and T-Accounts
  • Adjusting Entries
  • Financial Statements and Closing Entries
  • Computerized Systems, Cash, and Payroll
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Comprehensive Project
  • Merchandise Inventory

Basic English

This workbook format class reviews English grammar and mechanics to improve written communication. The class provides lots of opportunity to work through best practices.

Excel for Accounting 1

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

Curriculum includes:

  • Depreciation Schedule
  • Payroll Register
  • Bond Amortization
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Budgeting and Cost Analysis

Payroll Accounting

Curriculum includes:

  • Processing a New Employee
  • Calculating Employee Pay
  • Federal and State Income Tax Withholding
  • FICA Taxes and Voluntary Deductions
  • Federal and State Unemployment Taxes
  • Periodic and Year-End Payroll Reporting
  • Year-End Projects
  • Daily Transactions Project

Proofreading

Proofreading is essential to effective communication. Without, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation, it is almost impossible to get your point across in any situation.

Speed Building

Improve your typing speed. This class is designed for students who can already type 30 WPM or faster.

Telephone Techniques

Learn best practices for any phone conversation.
 

Computer Classes

Access 1

Curriculum includes:

  • Getting Started with Tables

  • Working with Forms

  • Querying a Database

  • Using Reports to Display Information

Access 2

Curriculum includes:

  • Refining Table Design

  • Customizing Input Forms

  • Creating Complex Queries

  • Customizing Reports

Computer Basics (Windows)

Curriculum includes:

  • Hardware Essentials
  • Computer Software
  • Networking and the Internet
  • Organizing Information
  • Files and Folder Management
  • Locating Information
  • Cloud Storage

Excel 2021 & 365 - Level 1

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

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

Curriculum includes:

  • Working with Tables
  • PivotTables and PivotCharts
  • Working with Macros
  • Data Management for Business
  • Workbook Completion

Keyboarding

Learn typing from the beginning.

Outlook

The office standard for sending emails, calendaring, and contacts. This program is essential to daily work in an office environment.

PowerPoint 1

Curriculum includes:

  • Creating and Delivering a Presentation
  • Designing and Printing the Presentation
  • Adding Graphics, Animation, and Sound
  • Adding Multimedia to Presentations

PowerPoint 2

Curriculum includes:

  • Adding Charts to a Presentation
  • Using Tables in Presentations
  • Customizing Themes and Slide Masters
  • Collaborating with Others Online

QuickBooks 1

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

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!

Word 1

Curriculum includes:

  • Creating and Editing Business Documents
  • Creating a Resume in a Table
  • Creating Reports
  • Creating a Promotional Brochure
  • Using Mail Merge

Word 2

Curriculum includes:

  • Using Themes
  • Working with Long Documents
  • Organizing Long Documents
  • Collaborating in Word

Word 3

Curriculum includes:

  • Sharing and Securing Content
  • Personalizing Word
  • Creating Custom Forms and Using Macros
  • Integrating Word with Excel, PowerPoint, and the Web

10 Key

Gain skill and speed with the practice of quickly working with numeric information.
 

Registration

To enroll, please contact Lisa Iavello:

lisa.iavello@simivalleyusd.org 805.579.6200

About Self-Paced Business & Computer Classes

Learn an individual program or work towards a Career Pathway Certificate. 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 for each individual course

  • Fee covers a 13 week period of time, beginning on date registered.

Lab Hours

Monday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday & Wednesday

9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Thursday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm