• St. Lawrence College offers a Diploma in Business - Accounting for a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • St. Lawrence College offers two programs in account­ing as follows:
    • Business - Accounting (2 years)
    • Business Administration-Accounting (3 years)
  • The first two years in both programs are common.
  • The Business Administration-Accounting (3 years) program offers students a more intensive background in financial accounting, corporate finance, cost accounting, and taxation during the third year as well as a work placement in the final semester of the program.
  • The program delivery is run on weekdays and classes may start as early as 8:30 am and may sometimes run to 8:30 pm.
  • Students starting in January must take the second semester during the spring/summer in order to be on track for the third semester in the fall.
  • Students have to use a PC computer for their accounting program studies. The use of a Mac computer is not recommended since accounting and tax software used in this program does not run on Macs.
  • Graduates of the accounting diploma programs have the opportunity to transfer into the professional program offered by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
  • Students have the opportunity to continue to the Laurentian University Bachelor of Business Administration degree offered on the Kingston campus.
  • St. Lawrence College offers an extensive Student Scholarship and Bursary Program. Scholarships and bursaries for this purpose are sponsored by external organizations and private individuals.
  • Students interested in pursuing a CPA designation can refer to the CPA Ontario web site which requires a university degree as an entrance requirement into the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP Program). 
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 34,000 USD.