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Accounting at Tri-County Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Tri-County Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Tri-County Technical College sits in Pendleton, SC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 19 accounting degrees were granted at Tri-County Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Tri-County Technical College

Distance learning is available at Tri-County Technical College. Among 5,890 students, 918 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,268 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Tri-County Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Tri-County Technical College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	South Carolina	#6 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	South Carolina	#14 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#51 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#157 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#174 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#863 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Tri-County Technical College

Those who finish Tri-County Technical College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$28,236
3 years	$30,565
4 years	$32,808
5 years	$36,442

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Tri-County Technical College take home a median $32,808, compared with $37,900 for all Tri-County Technical College graduates — about 13% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Tri-County Technical College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Tri-County Technical College are 89% women (17) and 11% men (2).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Tri-County Technical College

Among the 13 associate’s accounting graduates at Tri-County Technical College, 85% were women (11) and 15% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Tri-County Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 15% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Tri-County Technical 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 Tri-County Technical College

This Accounting program at Tri-County Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	13
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	6

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Tri-County Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks 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.