Accounting at Rockland Community College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Rockland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York and approximately 5,735 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.

Rockland Community College Accounting Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Rockland Community College Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Rockland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Rockland Community College.

Rockland Community College Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at Rockland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

Rockland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Rockland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	8

Related Majors

• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Marketing
• Business Administration & 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 NY, the home state for Rockland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	104,580	$45,590
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980

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.