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Accounting at Central New Mexico Community College

If you plan to study Accounting, consider the program at Central New Mexico Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central New Mexico Community College sits in Albuquerque, NM.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 174 accounting degrees were granted at Central New Mexico Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Central New Mexico Community College

Online coursework is an option at Central New Mexico Community College. Among 19,342 students, 7,623 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,536 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Central New Mexico Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Central New Mexico Community College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#2 of 6
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#5 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#45 of 107
Best Value	Nationwide	#50 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#608 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Central New Mexico Community College

Students who complete Central New Mexico Community College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$33,181
2 years	$31,133
3 years	$32,844
4 years	$36,745
5 years	$46,256

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Central New Mexico Community College report median earnings of $36,745, compared with $37,505 for all Central New Mexico Community College graduates — about 2% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Accounting graduates from Central New Mexico Community College stands at $10,585.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at Central New Mexico Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Central New Mexico Community College are 74% women (129) and 26% men (45).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Central New Mexico Community College

Of the 30 associate’s accounting graduates at Central New Mexico Community College, 73% were women (22) and 27% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Central New Mexico Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	4
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Central New Mexico Community College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Central New Mexico Community College

The Accounting program at Central New Mexico Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	74
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	100

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Central New Mexico Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.