The Massachusetts Society of CPAs dedicated $25,000 Tuesday to Bristol Group Faculty in Fall River to help the growth of early faculty packages and programs in public excessive colleges.
The grant will even present MassCPAs and its 11,000 members the chance to teach college students in the neighborhood on completely different profession paths within the occupation, a strategic objective of the society.
The announcement comes a yr after the society introduced a $25,000 grant to Middlesex Group Faculty for a similar functions and after efficiently launching two early faculty academy packages at Haverhill and Chicopee Excessive Faculties. Every program affords college-level programs and credit score to highschool college students, for gratis.
“Accounting is a vibrant and increasing occupation that provides loads of room for profession development and development, and it’s our job to assist college students discover the entire alternatives out there to them,” mentioned MassCPAs president and CEO Amy Pitter in a press release. “We’ve seen the success and affect these packages have had, and the significant relationships our members have constructed with college students in consequence. We’re excited to proceed this work in partnership with the Bristol Group Faculty group.”
Massachusetts Society of CPAs president and CEO Amy Pitter
Courtesy of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs
College students who take part in this system will be taught the basics of accounting, economics, statistics and knowledge know-how, or one other related course subject. Along with classroom research, college students will even get some real-life experiences by means of internships, career-readiness workshops and mentoring alternatives, all supported by accounting corporations and companies within the space.
The grant is funded by the MassCPAs Academic Basis, which additionally runs summer time packages for various younger people who find themselves desirous about careers in enterprise and accounting. For extra info, go to masscpas.org/edfoundation.