Accounting at Green River College

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

GRC is located in Auburn, Washington and has a total student population of 7,493.

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

GRC Accounting Degrees Available

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

GRC Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at GRC

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

GRC Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at GRC are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 Green River 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.