Accounting at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 12,277.

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

Kirkwood Community College Accounting Degrees Available

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

Kirkwood Community College Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College Accounting Associate’s Program

55% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at Kirkwood Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kirkwood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	12

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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410

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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