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Accounting at Central Piedmont Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, take a look at what Central Piedmont Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Piedmont Community College sits in Charlotte, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 113 accounting degrees were awarded at Central Piedmont Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Central Piedmont Community College

Many students take online classes at Central Piedmont Community College. Of 20,375 students, 7,476 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,677 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Central Piedmont Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Central Piedmont Community College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	North Carolina	#1 of 43
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#3 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#9 of 43
Best Value	Nationwide	#28 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#54 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#386 of 1,145

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Accounting graduates at Central Piedmont Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Central Piedmont Community College are 70% women (79) and 30% men (34).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Central Piedmont Community College

Among the 30 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at Central Piedmont Community College, 67% were women (20) and 33% were men (10).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Central Piedmont Community College, lower than 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 Piedmont Community College

The Accounting program at Central Piedmont Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting & Finance	113

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Central Piedmont Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-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.