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Accounting & Finance at Blue Ridge Community College

If you plan to study Accounting & Finance, take a look at what Blue Ridge Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Blue Ridge Community College is in Flat Rock, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 62 accounting & finance degrees were awarded at Blue Ridge Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Blue Ridge Community College

Many students take online classes at Blue Ridge Community College. Of 2,723 students, 1,139 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,578 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Accounting & Finance graduates at Blue Ridge Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Accounting & Finance graduates at Blue Ridge Community College are 82% women (51) and 18% men (11).

Accounting & Finance Associate’s Program at Blue Ridge Community College

Of the 19 associate’s accounting & finance graduates at Blue Ridge Community College, 84% were women (16) and 16% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of Accounting & Finance associate’s degree recipients at Blue Ridge Community College, below the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting & Finance Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting & Finance program at Blue Ridge Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Accounting & Finance 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 and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
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.