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Accounting at Pima Community College

If you plan to study Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Pima Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pima Community College is located in Tucson, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 50 accounting degrees were granted at Pima Community College.

Online Class Availability at Pima Community College

Online coursework is an option at Pima Community College. Among 16,283 students, 5,143 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,421 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Pima Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Pima Community College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Arizona	#1 of 16
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#3 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#10 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#52 of 107
Best Value	Nationwide	#52 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#669 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Pima Community College

Students who complete Pima Community 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	$30,929
2 years	$28,598
3 years	$25,404
4 years	$34,454
5 years	$32,401

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Pima Community College take home a median $34,454, compared with $41,675 for all Pima Community College graduates — about 17% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Accounting graduates from Pima Community College is $12,098.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at Pima Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Pima Community College are 80% women (40) and 20% men (10).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Pima Community College

Of the 18 associate’s accounting graduates at Pima Community College, 78% were women (14) and 22% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	4
Asian	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Pima Community 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 Pima Community College

This Accounting program at Pima Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	30
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	20

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Pima Community College go on to a range of careers. 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.