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Accounting at Midlands Technical College

If you plan to study Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Midlands Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Midlands Technical College sits in West Columbia, SC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 45 accounting graduations were recorded at Midlands Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Midlands Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Midlands Technical College. Of 9,226 students, 2,891 (31%) studied exclusively online and 3,489 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Midlands Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Midlands Technical College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	South Carolina	#4 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	South Carolina	#10 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#30 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#103 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#138 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#665 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Midlands Technical College

Those who finish Midlands 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	$32,580
2 years	$25,967
3 years	$30,029
4 years	$33,214
5 years	$47,806

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Midlands Technical College earn a median of $33,214, compared with $39,413 for all Midlands Technical College graduates — about 16% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Accounting graduates from Midlands Technical College is $19,675.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Midlands Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Midlands Technical College are 78% women (35) and 22% men (10).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Midlands Technical College

Among the 20 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at Midlands Technical College, 75% were women (15) and 25% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	10
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 75% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Midlands 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 Midlands Technical College

This Accounting program at Midlands Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	45

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Midlands Technical 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.