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2023 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Accounting Basic Certificate School for You

In <nil>, accounting students earned 2,113 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the best school in North Carolina for accounting students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#3

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Goldsboro, Wayne Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Surry Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Mitchell Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Statesville.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Catawba Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. CVCC is a small public school located in the city of Hickory.

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Southwestern Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

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#9

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,730
Georgia 2,324
Tennessee 1,222
Louisiana 880
Virginia 1,858
West Virginia 519
Alabama 1,554
Mississippi 1,076
South Carolina 987
Arkansas 626
Kentucky 748

Accounting is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 68,501
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 19,139
Accounting and Finance 3,781
Accounting and Business/Management 1,538
Other Accounting and Related Services 844
Auditing 179

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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