Rate My Professor Leah Hoover

Leah Hoover is a full-time professor of accounting in the Business Administration Department at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. She specializes in financial and managerial accounting and serves as the primary contact for students inquiring about accounting classes that satisfy Certified Public Accountant (CPA) educational requirements. Her office is MD-346, and she can be contacted via email at lhoover@palomar.edu or by phone at (760) 744-1150 extension 2853. Hoover brings a strong academic foundation to her role, holding Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from Point Loma Nazarene University. She earned a Master’s degree in Accounting from Keller Graduate School of Management between 2016 and 2017. As a licensed California CPA, she draws on prior professional experience as a CPA at Deloitte and in consulting for real-estate development businesses before transitioning to higher education teaching.

At Palomar College, Hoover teaches key courses such as ACCT 202 Managerial Accounting, frequently offered in fully online formats during fall and spring semesters. She integrates digital tools like Cengage MindTap and CNOWv2 to enhance accessibility and student engagement in her classes. Hoover actively participates in curriculum revisions, including updates to prerequisites for ACCT 201, work-based learning elements in accounting programs like CB25 and SG21, and other minor enhancements to course content. Her institutional service is extensive: she acts as the Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Facilitator for Business Administration, served on the Tutoring Committee from 2021 to 2023, contributed to the Web Advisory Subcommittee, and was involved in Faculty Senate activities and the Vision Plan 2035 development. Salary records confirm her position as Assistant Professor of Accounting since at least 2019, reflecting steady career progression within the institution. Through her teaching, curriculum contributions, and governance roles, Leah Hoover supports student preparation for accounting careers and advances departmental objectives at Palomar College.