Bachelor of Arts ACCOUNTING

Build a strong academic foundation in accounting with the online BA in Accounting program from Illinois College. Whether you’re striving for career advancement within your company or are seeking a new career in an in-demand field, earning your accounting degree online will provide you with the professional skills and financial expertise necessary to reach your goals in the competitive realm of accounting.

As a student, you’ll explore an accelerated curriculum founded on accounting innovations. BA in Accounting courses is designed to prepare you for a career in accounting while also delivering the academic background you need to pursue a variety of other careers in business. Each course is instructed by expert faculty members who incorporate years of field experience in their lessons.

In 1829 our founders brought an enterprising vision to the prairie and changed the face of education in the region. Presbyterian missionary Rev. John H. Ellis drew the attention of Congregational students at Yale University with plans for the College, prompting one of the famous “Yale Bands” to move westward to help found the College. The state’s first two college graduates earned degrees from Illinois College in 1835.

Notably, Illinois College was a centre of the abolitionist movement. A grand jury indicted a group of students for harbouring runaway slaves, and two campus houses are believed to have been part of the Underground Railroad. Additionally, the first president of Illinois College, Edward Beecher, was an outspoken opponent of slavery and brother to influential anti-slavery author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Among the visitors and lecturers on campus during the College’s early years were Abraham Lincoln, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, Mark Twain, Horace Greeley and Wendell Phillips. The best-known alumnus, William Jennings Bryan, class of 1881, was a three-time candidate for U.S. president, secretary of state and congressman. U.S. senators, members of Congress, state governors and federal judges are among the many Illinois College graduates who have led influential careers in public service.

The College became co-educational in 1903 by incorporating the Jacksonville Female Academy. In 1932 the society of Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at Illinois College, and it remains one of only 11 in the state.

For more than 180 years, Illinois College has continued the tradition of excellence in liberal arts education. The rich history and sense of heritage are widely celebrated and are a sense of pride among students and alumni.