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Accounting at East Los Angeles College

If you are interested in studying Accounting, you may want to check out the program at East Los Angeles College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

East Los Angeles College is in Monterey Park, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 146 accounting graduations were recorded at East Los Angeles College.

Online Class Availability at East Los Angeles College

Distance learning is available at East Los Angeles College. Of 33,677 students, 12,938 (38%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,440 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from East Los Angeles College

Graduates of East Los Angeles College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$55,782
5 years	$54,828

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from East Los Angeles College earn a median of $55,782, compared with $39,893 for all East Los Angeles College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Accounting graduates at East Los Angeles College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at East Los Angeles College are 66% women (97) and 34% men (49).

Accounting Associate’s Program at East Los Angeles College

Of the 11 associate’s accounting graduates at East Los Angeles College, 73% were women (8) and 27% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	3
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 73% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at East Los Angeles College, higher 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 East Los Angeles College

The Accounting program at East Los Angeles College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	146

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at East Los Angeles College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.