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Accounting at Kauai Community College

If you are interested in studying Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Kauai Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kauai Community College is in Lihue, HI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 64 accounting degrees were awarded at Kauai Community College.

Studying Online at Kauai Community College

Distance learning is available at Kauai Community College. Among 1,335 students, 439 (33%) studied exclusively online and 307 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Kauai Community College

Students who complete Kauai Community 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	$29,678
5 years	$32,319

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Kauai Community College take home a median $29,678, compared with $35,521 for all Kauai Community College graduates — about 16% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at Kauai Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Kauai Community College are 75% women (48) and 25% men (16).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Kauai Community College

Among the 10 associate’s accounting graduates at Kauai Community College, 70% were women (7) and 30% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	4
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Kauai Community 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 Kauai Community College

This Accounting program at Kauai Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	64

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Kauai Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-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.