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Accounting at West Georgia Technical College

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

West Georgia Technical College sits in Waco, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 55 accounting degrees were granted at West Georgia Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at West Georgia Technical College

Online coursework is an option at West Georgia Technical College. Among 6,940 students, 2,391 (34%) studied exclusively online and 2,172 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at West Georgia Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how West Georgia Technical College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#7 of 36
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#14 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#21 of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#99 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#185 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#952 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from West Georgia Technical College

Graduates of West Georgia Technical 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
1 year	$38,320
2 years	$29,685
3 years	$24,968
4 years	$31,769
5 years	$38,897

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from West Georgia Technical College take home a median $31,769, compared with $36,750 for all West Georgia Technical College graduates — about 14% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Accounting graduates at West Georgia Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at West Georgia Technical College are 84% women (46) and 16% men (9).

Accounting Associate’s Program at West Georgia Technical College

Among the 20 associate’s accounting graduates at West Georgia Technical College, 90% were women (18) and 10% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at West Georgia 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 West Georgia Technical College

This Accounting program at West Georgia Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	55

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at West Georgia Technical College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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.