High School Student Member Events
In additional to workshops throughout the year, MassCPAs host several signature events for high school student members.
Find out what a day in the life of a CPA is like! If you are interested in learning all about the accounting profession, join us for our "Is Accounting for Me?" high school conference!
This half-day conference will give you all the information you’ll need to decide if you’d like to study accounting in college and ultimately join the profession.
Join us to participate in:
- Interactive activities
- Panel discussions with accounting professionals and college students
- A networking lunch with faculty, students and CPA practitioners
- An optional tour of the campus
If you are interested in attending, please reach out to the Academic & Career Development team to connect us with your business educator or guidance counselor.
- Careers in Accounting & Management Professions (CAMP) (residential)
- Accounting Careers Exploratory Program (ACE) (non-residential)
The ACE Leadership program and UMass Amherst CAMP program are all expenses paid week-long programs for underrepresented high school students who are interested in learning more about a career in accounting and business. These programs offer a diverse set of learning experiences that include panel discussions, interactive exercises, field trips and guest lectures from area business and government professionals. Designed to be fun, challenging and engaging, students will explore, network and increase their understanding about college and the business world while making new friends and developing interpersonal skills in a real-life college setting.
Activities include:
- Resume building workshops
- Exploration of opportunities in the accounting profession
- Various social activities throughout the week
- An exciting field trip (past visits have been to Fenway, Museum of Science, TD Garden)
- A tour of a public accounting firm
For more information contact Allie Orlando, Director of Academic and Career Development, at aorlando@masscpas.org.
The MassCPAs Educational Foundation support accounting-based Early College and Innovation Pathway Programs. These programs offer student college credits during their high school career. In addition to studying career-focused curriculum and working on collaborative projects, students who join these will gain critical career knowledge through a series of work-based learning activities both inside and outside of the classroom. These activities include job shadowing, mock interviews and résumé writing workshops, culminating with a paid internship. MassCPAs supported programs: Haverhill High School's NAF Academy of Finance, Chicopee High School's NAF Enterprise Academy. In an effort to scale these programs to additional high school's the MassCPAs Educational Foundation awarded $25,000 to Middlesex Community College in 2021.