Accounting Technician
Accounting Technician
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Jessica Amundrud
Business Enrolment Specialist
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Get job ready with Lakeland’s one-year accounting technician program.
You’ll learn technical accounting skills. Those high-demand skills include how to:
- process invoices
- prepare tax returns
- manage accounts payable and receivable
- work with payroll
- do a variety of data entry
Find work as an:
- accounting technician
- bookkeeper
- accounts receivable/accounts payable clerk
- payroll clerk
Expand your job opportunities and stay at Lakeland for another year to earn a diploma in accounting.
Requirements
More program details
Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should
also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan
guidelines recommends $1,153/month.
Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.
You can also find a list of the required business textbooks.
Electives
You'll choose two 3-credit electives. You'll work with the academic advisor to match your interests with the course schedule.
You can also find a list of the required business textbooks.
Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the program start date.
Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.
Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.
Lloydminster On-Campus Important Dates
Note: These dates are subject to change.
2025 | |
Aug 11 | Fees due, fall term |
Sept 2 | Registration Day |
Sept 3 | First day of classes, fall term semester 1 |
Sept 10 | Last day to add semester 1 courses |
Sept 23 |
Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit. |
Sept 30 | National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed |
Oct 13 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
Nov 3 | Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit |
Nov 10-11 | Fall break for students |
Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
Dec 12 | Last day of semester 1 |
Dec 13 - Jan 5 | Christmas break for students |
2026 | |
Jan 6 | First day of classes, winter term semester 2 |
Jan 13 | Last day to add semester 2 courses |
Jan 27 |
Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of semester 2 fees. |
Feb 16 | Family Day, campus closed |
Feb 16-20 | Reading week/spring break |
Mar 13 | Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit. |
Apr 3-6 | Easter Break, college closed |
Apr 24 | Last day semester 2 |
May 29 | Lloydminster campus Convocation |
Note: These dates are subject to change.
2026 | |
Aug 12 | Fees due, fall term |
Sep 1 | Registration Day |
Sep 2 | First day of classes, fall term semester 1 |
Sep 7 | Labor Day, college closed |
Sep 9 | Last day to add semester 1 courses |
Sep 22 |
Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit. |
Sept 30 | National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed |
Oct 12 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
Nov 2 | Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit |
Nov 9-13 | Fall break for students |
Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
Dec 18 | Last day of semester 1 |
Dec 21 - Jan 4 | Christmas break for students |
2027 | |
Jan 5 | First day of classes, winter term semester 2 |
Jan 12 | Last day to add semester 2 courses |
Jan 25 |
Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of semester 2 fees. |
Feb 15 | Family Day, college closed |
Feb 15-29 | Reading week/spring break |
Mar 12 | Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit. |
Mar 26-29 | Easter Break, college closed |
Apr 23 | Last day semester 2 |
May 28 | Lloydminster campus Convocation |
Options at Lakeland
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Stay another year at Lakeland to earn a business administration diploma - the accounting major is one of your options.
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After earning a diploma, stay 1 or 2 more years and earn a degree through our collaborative program with Athabasca University.
Other transfer options
Lakeland College is one of 41 members of the Alberta Transfer and Pathways System. Explore your options on Transfer Alberta.
You could transfer somewhere else in Alberta, Western Canada, Canada or even internationally.
If you're looking at an institution outside of Alberta, you'll need to check either directly with the institution or a provincial organization. Our transfer guide page has links.
Need more info?
If you have questions and are a current Lakeland College student:
- meet with your academic advisor.
If you have questions and are a prospective student:
- our business enrolment specialist Jessica can help get you started.

