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Accounting at Shoreline Community College

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

Shoreline Community College sits in Shoreline, WA.

During the most recent reporting year, 53 accounting degrees were granted at Shoreline Community College.

Studying Online at Shoreline Community College

Distance learning is available at Shoreline Community College. Among 4,477 students, 1,774 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 998 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Shoreline Community College

Students who complete Shoreline Community College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$38,289
3 years	$43,631
4 years	$47,758
5 years	$50,485

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Shoreline Community College report median earnings of $47,758, compared with $45,368 for all Shoreline Community College graduates — about 5% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Shoreline Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Shoreline Community College are 89% women (47) and 11% men (6).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Shoreline Community College

Among the 6 associate’s accounting graduates at Shoreline Community College, 83% were women (5) and 17% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 33% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Shoreline 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 Shoreline Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	53

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Shoreline Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Accounting majors, 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.