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Accounting at Portland Community College

If you plan to study Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Portland Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, OR.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 156 accounting degrees were awarded at Portland Community College.

Online Class Availability at Portland Community College

Many students take online classes at Portland Community College. Among 20,861 students, 8,399 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,481 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Portland Community College

Use these rankings to compare Portland Community College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Oregon	#5 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Oregon	#9 of 14
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#90 of 160
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#126 of 159
Best Value	Nationwide	#357 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#760 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Portland Community College

Students who complete Portland Community College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,686
2 years	$28,736
3 years	$29,048
4 years	$38,844
5 years	$44,698

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Portland Community College report median earnings of $38,844, compared with $44,579 for all Portland Community College graduates — about 13% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Accounting graduates from Portland Community College stands at $20,031.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Accounting graduates at Portland Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Portland Community College are 77% women (120) and 23% men (36).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Portland Community College

Among the 31 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at Portland Community College, 81% were women (25) and 19% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Portland Community College, below 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 Portland Community College

The Accounting program at Portland Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	16
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	140

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Portland Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid 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.