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Accounting at Lanier Technical College

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what Lanier Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lanier Technical College is located in Gainesville, GA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 65 accounting degrees were granted at Lanier Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Lanier Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Lanier Technical College. Among 6,908 students, 2,422 (35%) studied exclusively online and 1,730 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Lanier Technical College

Graduates of Lanier Technical College’s Accounting program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$35,391
2 years	$27,669
3 years	$30,126
4 years	$33,268
5 years	$39,306

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from Lanier Technical College report median earnings of $33,268, compared with $35,749 for all Lanier Technical College graduates — about 7% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Lanier Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at Lanier Technical College are 71% women (46) and 29% men (19).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Lanier Technical College

Among the 28 associate’s accounting graduates at Lanier Technical College, 71% were women (20) and 29% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 46% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Lanier Technical College, 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 Lanier Technical College

This Accounting program at Lanier Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	65

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Lanier Technical College go on to a range of careers. 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.