Accounting at American River College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

American River Accounting Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Accounting

American River Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at American River College.

American River Accounting Associate’s Program

82% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at American River College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American River College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	50

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	186,970	$47,750
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Financial Managers	81,350	$157,480
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	22,650	$51,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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