Turn Financial Insight into Business Impact
Housed within the Business and Enterprise Division, the Accounting major at Pitt-Johnstown prepares students with the knowledge, analytical skills, and practical foundation to succeed in the accounting profession. Through focused study in financial and managerial accounting, students explore how accounting principles inform financial reporting, business operations, and decision-making.
The program emphasizes contemporary issues in accounting and helps students build the skills needed for professional careers or graduate study. Students also benefit from connections with Pitt-Johnstown graduates through the Accounting Alumni Advisory Board, which provides networking opportunities that can lead to job shadowing, internships, and employment.
Choose Your Concentration
- Financial Accounting
Based on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) model, this concentration builds students’ knowledge of financial accounting and reporting. Coursework includes accounting electives and opportunities to explore areas such as individual and business taxation, government and nonprofit accounting, accounting information systems, advanced accounting topics, and business law.
- Managerial Accounting
Designed for students interested in the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) track, this concentration emphasizes finance and the information organizations need to make decisions. Students learn to establish goals, plan and control organizational activities, evaluate performance, and analyze information related to cash flow, inventory, credit, fixed assets, and budgeting.
Through coursework and real-world learning, students develop technical knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and professional communication abilities they can apply in a range of settings, including public accounting firms, businesses, government agencies, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations. The program also provides a foundation for pursuing professional credentials or graduate study.
Get To Know Our Faculty
Cristina M DeDiana, Assistant Professor of Accounting
Jennifer Sherwood, Assistant Professor Accounting
Deborah Smiach Zakrzwski, CPA CGFM