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Accounting at Community College of Philadelphia

If you plan to study Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Community College of Philadelphia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 26 accounting degrees were awarded at Community College of Philadelphia.

Studying Online at Community College of Philadelphia

Online coursework is an option at Community College of Philadelphia. Of 12,926 students, 5,205 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,821 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Community College of Philadelphia

These rankings give you a sense of how Community College of Philadelphia’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#11 of 65
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#50 of 65
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#57 of 187
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#155 of 188
Best Value	Nationwide	#547 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#793 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Community College of Philadelphia

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

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$26,896
3 years	$30,479
4 years	$34,593
5 years	$41,914

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from Community College of Philadelphia take home a median $34,593, compared with $45,039 for all Community College of Philadelphia graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Community College of Philadelphia, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Community College of Philadelphia are 77% women (20) and 23% men (6).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Community College of Philadelphia

Of the 16 associate’s accounting graduates at Community College of Philadelphia, 69% were women (11) and 31% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	7
Asian	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Community College of Philadelphia, 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 Community College of Philadelphia

This Accounting program at Community College of Philadelphia offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	4
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	22

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Community College of Philadelphia work across a variety of fields. 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.