Career Change to Accounting/Finance?

I am thinking of a career change from my current profession of a Graphic Artist. I have been out of school for 10 years and I am looking for a fast track program to get some kind of degree in accounting/finance (AA or certification). I believe I have completed all my Gen Ed units and want to know how many accounting classes/years it would take to complete a program. Also what can I expect as far as starting salary (currently at 45k/year). Thanks

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It takes about 2 years (about 18 classes) to get an AA or certification is those fields. Unfortunately, that's really not enough to land you a job. There's plenty of people with 4 year degrees (or even more education than that) looking for jobs in those fields. Even if you were to find an entry-level job with an AA or certification, the pay would be nowhere near 45k, more like somewhere around $20k (if you're lucky).