McKinley College offers a distance learning course in accounting that requires 66 credit hours for a degree. According to the school, the program typically takes about 16 months to complete. This course is more advanced than basic bookkeeping; it includes courses such as tax preparation, payroll processing and business law and ethics.
The US Career Institute offers self-paced correspondence classes in bookkeeping that are divided into five different units. Each unit completed will further advance the student until she earns her certification. This is a career certification program only, not a degree. However, the coursework and the certificate can help enhance a student's resume.
Daymar College offers a very basic bookkeeping correspondence course that provides training in Microsoft Excel, basic bookkeeping principles, payroll accounting and training in bookkeeping software applications. This career certification program is appropriate for those seeking employment in smaller companies where advanced knowledge is not required. Daymar also offers a more comprehensive program in accounting for those who wish further study.
Penn Foster offers career certification in a variety of fields, including a comprehensive program for bookkeeping. This program is broken up into seven units, with a graduation unit that must be passed after all seven are completed. The courses cover basic accounting principles, income and expense sheets, computerized accounting methods, as well as managing different types of client accounts.