Accounting at College of the Canyons

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at College of the Canyons. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 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.

College of the Canyons Accounting Degrees Available

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

College of the Canyons Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	38
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Hospitality Management
• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• General Sales & Marketing

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 College of the Canyons.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.