Accounting at Atlanta Technical College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Atlanta Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Atlanta Area Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 3,030 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Atlanta Area Tech Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Atlanta Area Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Atlanta Area Tech does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Atlanta Area Tech Accounting Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Accounting Student Demographics at Atlanta Area Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Atlanta Technical College.

Atlanta Area Tech Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Atlanta Area Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Atlanta Technical College with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Atlanta Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	11

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Atlanta Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.