Accounting at Prince George’s Community College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Prince George's Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and approximately 11,357 students attend the school each year.

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

PGCC Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at PGCC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PGCC does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

PGCC 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 PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Prince George's Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	23
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• Hospitality Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Financial Managers	12,550	$152,180
Financial Analysts	5,640	$92,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610

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.