Accounting at Mt. San Antonio College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Mt. San Antonio College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and has a total student population of 28,393.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Mt. SAC Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Mt. SAC

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.

Mt. SAC does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Mt. SAC Accounting 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 Student Demographics at Mt. SAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Mt. San Antonio College.

Mt. SAC Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Mt. SAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mt. San Antonio College with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mt. San Antonio College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	37

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• General Sales & Marketing
• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Hospitality Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Mt. San Antonio College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	186,970	$47,750
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Financial Managers	81,350	$157,480
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	22,650	$51,520

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.