Keith B. Bittel

I have been at Westminster since 2013, first as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business and, starting in August of 2015, as a full-time faculty member teaching Accounting and Economics.  I teach or have taught the following courses at Westminster College: Principles of Accounting I & II, Intermediate Accounting I & II, Accounting Information Systems, Forensic Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Not-for-Profit Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Environmental Economics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics and Economic Reasoning.

Outside of Westminster College, I have served on the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Council and the Schools and Colleges Thought Leadership Committee. I also serve on the Board of the PA CPA Foundation and work to attract students to the accounting profession and assist those students who have selected accounting as their field of study to secure a foothold in the profession as well as those who are pursuing the CPA license.

In addition to teaching, I am a practicing CPA that provides accounting, consulting, and tax compliance services to businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals.

Having graduated from Westminster College in 1995, I am a firm believer in the value of a business education, based in the liberal arts. This education has served me well throughout my adult life. After graduation, I began my career in public accounting at a mid-sized CPA firm in Pittsburgh. However, I developed an interest in teaching while at Westminster and soon transitioned to teaching social studies, accounting and business courses at the high school level. While teaching high school, I maintained my career in public accounting on a part-time basis. I soon realized that being able to teach what I was practicing in the accounting profession was extremely satisfying to me and provided academic value to my students. My career eventually came full circle in 2013, when I happily took advantage of the opportunity to teach at my alma mater.

I reside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with my wife, two daughters, and our energetic senior Labrador Retriever. 

Academic Background:

MBA - Duquesne University 

Business education coursework – Robert Morris University

MS Ed. in Secondary Social Studies – Duquesne University

BA in Accounting – Westminster College

Professional Licensure:

Certified Public Accountant (Pennsylvania)

Permanent Certification in Secondary Social Studies and Business Education (Pennsylvania) (Inactive)

Other Professional Designation:

Enrolled Agent - a federally authorized tax practitioner (Inactive)

Areas of Expertise:

Accounting

Financial reporting

Corporate & individual taxation

Business formation and entity selection

Not-for-profit consulting

Financial management

Curriculum development

Service learning