Accounting at Mt. Hood Community College

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Mt. Hood Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and has a total student population of 6,812.

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

MHCC Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

MHCC Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at MHCC are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. MHCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mt. Hood 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Business Administration & Management

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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	23,960	$41,840
Accountants and Auditors	11,890	$71,450
Financial Managers	7,830	$118,680
Financial Analysts	2,390	$92,640
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,060	$46,620

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.