Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping at College of the Canyons

If you plan to study accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping, take a look at what College of the Canyons has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Canyons Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

College of the Canyons Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Rankings

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Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting technology and bookkeeping majors at College of the Canyons.

College of the Canyons Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting technology and bookkeeping associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting technology and bookkeeping only graduates about 26% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting technology and bookkeeping graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	38
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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Careers That Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting technology and bookkeeping can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Canyons.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	186,970	$47,750
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	22,650	$51,520
Tax Preparers	10,200	$57,040
Brokerage Clerks	5,890	$58,130
Statistical Assistants	1,160	$50,250

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.