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Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you plan to study Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping, take a look at what Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is in Perkinston, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 58 accounting technology/bookkeeping graduations were recorded at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Many students take online classes at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Of 8,694 students, 2,064 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,768 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are 93% women (54) and 7% men (4).

Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping Associate’s Program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Of the 8 associate’s accounting technology/bookkeeping graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 100% were women (8) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 12% of Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, below the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping Graduates

Those who complete Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$63,707
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$62,520
Statistical Assistants	$58,190
Brokerage Clerks	$52,416

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.