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Accounting at Lehigh Carbon Community College

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what Lehigh Carbon Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Lehigh Carbon Community College is located in Schnecksville, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 accounting degrees were granted at Lehigh Carbon Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lehigh Carbon Community College

Online coursework is an option at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Of 6,221 students, 1,816 (29%) studied exclusively online and 1,810 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Lehigh Carbon Community College

Use these rankings to compare Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#4 of 65
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#40 of 187
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#41 of 65
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#136 of 188
Best Value	Nationwide	#327 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#642 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Lehigh Carbon Community College

Those who finish Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$32,925
3 years	$31,509
4 years	$41,929
5 years	$47,368

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Lehigh Carbon Community College earn a median of $41,929, compared with $46,795 for all Lehigh Carbon Community College graduates — about 10% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Accounting graduates at Lehigh Carbon Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Lehigh Carbon Community College are 79% women (11) and 21% men (3).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Lehigh Carbon Community College

Of the 11 associate’s accounting graduates at Lehigh Carbon Community 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Lehigh Carbon Community College, lower 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 Lehigh Carbon Community College

The Accounting program at Lehigh Carbon Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	14

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Lehigh Carbon Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-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.