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Accounting at Georgia Piedmont Technical College

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

Georgia Piedmont Technical College is located in Clarkston, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 23 accounting degrees were granted at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Among 3,282 students, 1,360 (41%) studied exclusively online and 827 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#16 of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#24 of 35
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#77 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#191 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#276 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#965 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Graduates of Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$35,038
2 years	$32,391
3 years	$35,407
4 years	$39,250
5 years	$43,953

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from Georgia Piedmont Technical College take home a median $39,250, compared with $35,564 for all Georgia Piedmont Technical College graduates — about 10% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are 78% women (18) and 22% men (5).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Of the 6 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, 83% were women (5) and 17% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Black / African American	5

Minority students account for 83% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Georgia Piedmont Technical 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 Georgia Piedmont Technical College

The Accounting program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	23

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.