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Accounting at Spartanburg Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, take a look at what Spartanburg Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Spartanburg Community College sits in Spartanburg, SC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 54 accounting degrees were awarded at Spartanburg Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Spartanburg Community College

Many students take online classes at Spartanburg Community College. Among 6,653 students, 1,467 (22%) studied exclusively online and 1,838 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Spartanburg Community College

Rankings can help you compare Spartanburg Community College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	South Carolina	#5 of 23
Best Value	South Carolina	#8 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#42 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#55 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#142 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#398 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Spartanburg Community College

Students who complete Spartanburg 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	$37,208
4 years	$46,070
5 years	$48,697

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from Spartanburg Community College earn a median of $46,070, compared with $42,308 for all Spartanburg Community College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Accounting graduates at Spartanburg Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Spartanburg Community College are 83% women (45) and 17% men (9).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Spartanburg Community College

Of the 23 associate’s accounting graduates at Spartanburg Community College, 83% were women (19) and 17% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	4
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 39% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg Community College

The Accounting program at Spartanburg Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	23
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	31

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Spartanburg Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying 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.