ACCOUNTING

THINK BACK WHEN YOU LEARNED TO SWIM:DID YOU TAKE SWIMMING LESSONS?DID YOU LEARN ON YOUR OWN?What is your confidence level in the water?

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DID ANYBODY JUST GET THROWN IN AND TOLD TO FIGURE IT OUT?

DID ANYBODY LEARN HOW TO SWIM ON DRY LAND FROM SOMEONE JUST TALKING TO YOU ABOUT SWIMMING?

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INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST CONFIDENCE AND HIGHER ABILITY PROBABLY HAD SOMEONE TEACH, SHOW, AND PRACTICE WITH THEM IN, NOT OUT OF, THE WATER.

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IN YOUR LIFE HAS YOUR EDUCATION BEEN AS

HANDS-ON AS SWIMMING LESSONS?

…or do teachers and professors seem to talk a topic to death without providing any hands-on learning, real experience, and plenty of practicing opportunities.

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THIS IS NOT THE CASE AT .

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WE HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE DSU ACCOUNTING STUDENTS.  WE HAVE HIRED SEVERAL OUTSTANDING STUDENTS TO WORK AS INTERNS.  THEY COME TO US WELL PREPARED AND THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US.

~Phillip Peine,

Managing Partner

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“I FEEL THAT BECAUSE I WENT TO DIXIE I DID AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A LEG UP ON OTHER STUDENTS –

BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T GET THE AMAZING educational and training EXPERIENCE THAT I DID AT DIXIE…”

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“…MOST IMPORTANTLY THANK YOU FOR PREPARING AND EDUCATING ME BETTER THAN OTHER SCHOOLS – SO THAT I STOOD OUT AMONG MY PEERS AND WAS HIRED BY MY PREFERRED FIRM- DELOITTE.”-RYAN HOLThttp://www.crsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hit-the-ground-

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VITA (VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ALL DYNAMICS OF THE TAX FILING PRACTICE.

DIXIE HAS DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IMA (INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS). THIS PARTNERSHIP OFFERS DIXIE’S TOP FIVE COST ACCOUNTING STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO TAKE THE FIRST PORTION OF THE CMA EXAM FREE.

DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING HAS EARNED THE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS' HIGHER EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT.THERE ARE ONLY NINE UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THIS ENDORSEMENT.http://acceler-it.com/custom/

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THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW STUDENTS TO GRADUATE WITH MORE THAN JUST THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EXCEL. STUDENTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO

BUILD THEIR RESUMES THROUGH DSU’S ACCOUNTING PROGRAM.

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ACCOUNTING: THE LANGUAGEOF BUSINESS

THE PATHWAYS COMMISSION’S VISION MODELTHIS is Accounting!

DOES THIS MEAN A DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SKILLS?

POSSIBLY

IF NOT, IT AT LEAST PROVIDES REAL WORLD SKILLS

WHAT ABOUT MONEY? Bureau of Labor Statistics

DOES MONEY BUY HAPPINESS?

MAYBE THE BETTER QUESTION IS:IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN MONEY AND HAPPINESS?

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ODDS & WEALTH:AND THIS DOESN’T EVEN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WITH AN ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND.

HIRING AT ACCOUNTING FIRMS HITS ALL ALL-TIME HIGH