Resume template · Updated October 2026
Resume template for community college students and graduates
Short answer
Henrietta works for someone who started at a community college: it prints education right after experience, so the university program in progress and the community college associate degree appear together, newest first. The fictional sample earned an A.A. in 2025, transferred to a state university to study accounting and works part-time as an accounts payable clerk while applying for a summer internship.
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Why Henrietta suits a community college resume
Henrietta prints education immediately after work experience, so both schools sit near the top, directly under the part-time accounting job, and the transfer path reads at a glance. The conventional black and grey business layout suits accounting applications.
Second choice: Leslie. Leslie also leads with experience but prints skills before education; choose it if your job and software skills say more than your two schools.
What goes in each section, in Henrietta's order
Henrietta prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Say where you study now (the university and the expected degree) and mention the community college when the associate degree adds something. Close with the role and the term you are applying for.
- Work Experience. Jobs held during community college count like any others. Part-time accounting, retail or campus work goes newest first, with what you were trusted with: invoices, cash, schedules.
- Education. The university first with "Expected" and the month, then the community college with the associate degree and year. Community college honors, such as a dean's list, can stay until university honors replace them.
- Skills. Accounting software and spreadsheet functions first, then the habits a manager values. Henrietta prints the grid without labels, so the first group should hold what the posting asks for.
- Volunteer work. Volunteering prints last under its own title. A free tax preparation clinic, a club treasurer role or tutoring all show the habits an accounting internship needs.
The sample resume as text
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Ana Reyes
Accounting Student, A.A. 2025, Summer 2027 Audit or Tax Internship
San Antonio, TX | ana.reyes@example.com | (210) 555-0168 | linkedin.com/in/sample-ana-reyes
Accounting student at Alamo Plains University (B.S. expected 12/2027), transferred after earning an A.A. at Mission Trail Community College. Processes about 300 vendor invoices a month as a part-time accounts payable clerk and has prepared returns at a free tax clinic for two seasons. Looking for a summer 2027 audit or tax internship.
Experience
Accounts Payable Clerk (part-time), Hill Country Dental Group, San Antonio, TX (09/2024 to Present)
- Enter and match about 300 vendor invoices a month against purchase orders and receiving records.
- Reconcile two vendor statements a week and follow up with suppliers on missing credits.
- Set up a shared tracker for invoices awaiting approval, which cut late payment fees over two quarters.
Cashier, Brazos Market, San Antonio, TX (06/2022 to 08/2024)
- Balanced a register drawer every shift and trained new cashiers on refunds.
- Covered the customer service desk on weekends.
Volunteer work
- Volunteer tax preparer, IRS VITA site at Mission Trail Community College, tax seasons 2025 and 2026: prepared about 40 basic returns each season under a site coordinator's review.
- Treasurer, Accounting Society, Alamo Plains University, 09/2025 to Present: track dues and event spending.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Alamo Plains University (Expected 12/2027). Transfer admission, fall 2025. GPA 3.6. Coursework: Intermediate Accounting I, Cost Accounting
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Business, Mission Trail Community College (05/2025). GPA 3.8, Dean's List four semesters
Skills
Accounts payable, Three-way matching, Account reconciliation, Basic individual tax returns, QuickBooks Online, Excel (XLOOKUP, pivot tables), Google Sheets, Careful with detail, Polite persistence with vendors, Spanish (fluent)
How to make the sample yours
Keep the associate degree after transferring
A finished associate degree is a credential, not just a set of credits, so give it its own entry below the university. If you transferred without finishing, you can drop the college or list it with the credits completed.
Use the university's graduation date
Readers want to know when you can work full-time. Your transfer month matters to you, not to them, so it can stay off the page.
Still at community college? Lead with the degree in progress
Write the associate degree or certificate with "Expected" and the month, and add the four-year school only once you have an admission offer.
Fold dual enrollment into the college entry
College courses taken during high school belong under the community college as credits earned, not as a separate qualification.
Name the internship term
Internships recruit for specific terms. Say which one you want, as the sample does with summer 2027, so nobody has to ask.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- Associate of Arts
- transfer student
- B.S. Accounting
- accounts payable
- invoice processing
- three-way match
- reconciliations
- QuickBooks
- Excel
- VITA tax preparation
- accuracy
- internship
- dean's list
Mistakes to avoid
- Leaving the community college off because the university sounds better. A finished associate degree explains your timeline and counts as a credential.
- Giving the transfer month as a graduation date. Use the month each degree was or will be awarded.
- Listing the same community college coursework twice, once as credits and once as a degree.
- Explaining in the summary why you started at a two-year college. The education entries show the path; no reason is needed.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I put community college on my resume after transferring?
Yes if you earned a degree or certificate there; list it below the university. If you only took courses, you can leave it off once the university entry covers your studies.
How do I list two colleges on a resume?
Newest first: the university with your expected degree and date, then the community college with the credential you earned and the year.
Can I list community college honors?
Yes, inside that college's entry. Swap them for university honors as you earn them.
How do I show I am still at community college?
Write the associate degree or certificate you are working toward with "Expected" and the month. Add a transfer school only after you have been admitted.
What goes on a community college resume with little work history?
Course projects, campus jobs, tutoring and volunteering, each with dates and two or three bullets. A tax clinic, a library job or a club role all count.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Henrietta PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 5 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
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