Champlain College Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

60.2 of 100

Cost (20%)

9.2 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

3.4 of 10

Completion (15%)

5.5 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

6.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

6.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

5.4 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

6.3 of 10

Cost per Credit

$342 per credit

Credits

120

Tuition

$41,040

Format

Fully Online

Terms

7 weeks

Time to Finish

8 to 36 months

Transfer Credits

Up to 90

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 7, 2026.

Champlain lets you take one course at a time in 7-week terms, with no set class meeting times. Up to 90 transfer credits and credit for prior learning can shorten a 120-credit degree built around the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Core Competency Framework.

Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, delivers this Bachelor of Science in Accounting fully online through Champlain College Online. You'll earn 120 credits. Of those, 54 are professional courses, 42 are general education and 24 are electives.

• Working adults with a full-time job: you'll have deadlines on set days but no scheduled class calls, students say.
• Transfer students with an associate degree or prior credits: up to 90 credits can count, and the college evaluates them course by course before the offer.
• Military servicemembers and veterans: you'll get reduced per-credit rates.
• Students planning to sit for the certified public accountant (CPA) exam in Vermont: the college states the degree meets the credit requirement to sit for the exam in Vermont.
• Students who want a specialty: certificates can be added to the degree.

ACCT 230 and ACCT 231 Intermediate Accounting teach the theory and practice behind external financial reports. ACCT 325 Fundamentals of Federal Taxation covers personal and corporate tax planning. ACCT 345 Cost Accounting shows how managers plan, control and cost products and services.

ACCT 350 Accounting Information Systems covers internal controls through a cycles approach. ACCT 420 Auditing explains the audit process and its link to the organization. ACCT 400 Advanced Accounting tackles income taxes, post-employment benefits and earnings per share. You finish with the ACCT 470 Accounting Capstone, where you research and interpret changing rules.

MGMT 180 adds business analytics and data visualization.

The degree is 120 credits. Champlain lists 3 years and 8 months at two courses per term. Up to 90 credits can transfer, and credit for prior learning, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Sophia, Study.com or a portfolio can speed you up.

Each course asks you for 15 to 18 hours a week. The degree gives you 120 of the 150 credit hours for CPA eligibility. A master's degree there adds the rest for Vermont.

You'll pay $342 per credit for fall 2026 through summer 2027. Alumni, associate degree graduates, veterans and their families pay $297, and military servicemembers pay $250.

You can complete the whole degree online. Terms run 7 weeks, and a few courses run only in 15-week terms. Assignments land on set days each week, and you work through them in Canvas. Students describe an asynchronous setup that fits around work and family.

Champlain is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The program follows the AICPA Core Competency Framework. It supports a CPA path in Vermont, and the school is a designated Military Friendly School.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

Students reviewing Champlain Online on Niche say responses to financial questions are quick and kind. One adds that two classes a term is easy to manage with no set call times. A review-site student says the asynchronous setup helped balance parenting and a full-time job, and adds that professors gave plenty of feedback.

Students quoted by the school report email replies within 24 hours and transfer credit that was accepted. A school-published alumnus now works as a senior manager in the audit practice at KPMG US. In 2026, U.S. News named Champlain a Most Innovative School in the North.

• Which of my credits will transfer, and how many of the 120 would remain?
• Which required courses run only in 15-week terms?
• What does the 15 to 18 hours a week look like in the capstone term?
• Which certificates fit the degree, and when must I enroll in one?
• How does Champlain's credit for prior learning work for my work history?

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