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Accounting at Community College of Allegheny County

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what Community College of Allegheny County. Get started with the following essential facts.

Community College of Allegheny County sits in Pittsburgh, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 33 accounting degrees were awarded at Community College of Allegheny County.

Online Class Availability at Community College of Allegheny County

Distance learning is available at Community College of Allegheny County. Among 10,609 students, 1,913 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,629 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Community College of Allegheny County

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#5 of 65
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#37 of 187
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#45 of 65
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#144 of 188
Best Value	Nationwide	#270 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#703 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Community College of Allegheny County

Those who finish Community College of Allegheny County’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,874
2 years	$30,228
3 years	$32,460
4 years	$36,844
5 years	$41,306

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Community College of Allegheny County take home a median $36,844, compared with $43,778 for all Community College of Allegheny County graduates — about 16% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Accounting graduates from Community College of Allegheny County is $14,874.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Community College of Allegheny County, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Community College of Allegheny County are 67% women (22) and 33% men (11).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Community College of Allegheny County

Of the 27 associate’s accounting graduates at Community College of Allegheny County, 70% were women (19) and 30% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 41% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Community College of Allegheny County, 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 Community College of Allegheny County

The Accounting program at Community College of Allegheny County breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	33

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Community College of Allegheny County work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.