Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping at Howard Community College

If you plan to study accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping, take a look at what Howard Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 students attend the school each year.

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

HCC Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

HCC Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Rankings

Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Student Demographics at HCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting technology and bookkeeping majors at Howard Community College.

HCC Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate’s Program

47% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of accounting technology and bookkeeping associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting technology and bookkeeping only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting technology and bookkeeping graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting technology and bookkeeping can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610
Tax Preparers	1,210	$52,530
Brokerage Clerks	1,120	$57,330
Statistical Assistants	220	$49,900

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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