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Accounting at Oakland Community College

If you are interested in studying Accounting, consider the program at Oakland Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland Community College sits in Auburn Hills, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 42 accounting degrees were awarded at Oakland Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Oakland Community College

Online coursework is an option at Oakland Community College. Of 15,287 students, 5,653 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,447 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Oakland Community College

Use these rankings to compare Oakland Community College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Michigan	#5 of 35
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#13 of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#16 of 36
Best Value	Nationwide	#84 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#110 of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#612 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Oakland Community College

Those who finish Oakland 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	$25,774
4 years	$46,109
5 years	$50,461

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Oakland Community College earn a median of $46,109, compared with $42,222 for all Oakland Community College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Accounting graduates from Oakland Community College comes in at $21,496.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Oakland Community College are 76% women (32) and 24% men (10).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Oakland Community College

Of the 31 associate’s accounting graduates at Oakland Community College, 68% were women (21) and 32% were men (10).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	6
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	6
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 29% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Oakland 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 Oakland Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	11
Accounting Management	31

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Oakland Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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.