Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping at William Rainey Harper College

Every accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting technology and bookkeeping program at William Rainey Harper College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 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.

Harper College 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

Online Classes Are Available at Harper College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Harper College offers distance education options for accounting technology and bookkeeping at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Harper College Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of accounting technology and bookkeeping associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting technology and bookkeeping at Harper College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000
Tax Preparers	3,370	$30,200
Brokerage Clerks	2,680	$55,860
Statistical Assistants	640	$53,760

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.