Accounting at Clover Park Technical College

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

CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year.

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

CPTC Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

CPTC Accounting Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Accounting Student Demographics at CPTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Clover Park Technical College.

CPTC Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at CPTC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. CPTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

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 WA, the home state for Clover Park Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,970	$45,600
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,070	$50,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.