Accounting at Northampton County Area Community College

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

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,951 students attend the school each year.

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

Northampton Community College Accounting Degrees Available

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

Northampton Community College Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College Accounting Associate’s Program

71% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Northampton Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Northampton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northampton County Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	21

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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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