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Accounting at Chippewa Valley Technical College

If you plan to study Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Chippewa Valley Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Chippewa Valley Technical College is in Eau Claire, WI.

During the most recent reporting year, 102 accounting degrees were granted at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Many students take online classes at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Among 8,330 students, 1,795 (22%) studied exclusively online and 1,735 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#13 of 36
Best Value	Wisconsin	#16 of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#43 of 181
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#66 of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#250 of 1,145
Best Value	Nationwide	#393 of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Chippewa Valley Technical College

Graduates of Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Accounting program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$33,352
2 years	$31,314
3 years	$36,457
4 years	$39,366
5 years	$48,311

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Chippewa Valley Technical College earn a median of $39,366, compared with $52,917 for all Chippewa Valley Technical College graduates — about 26% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Accounting graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College are 71% women (72) and 29% men (30).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Among the 20 associate’s accounting graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College, 65% were women (13) and 35% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 10% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Chippewa Valley Technical 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 Chippewa Valley Technical College

This Accounting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	20
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	82

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Accounting graduates, 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.