Accounting at Onondaga Community College

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

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 8,545 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.

OCC Accounting Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

OCC Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at OCC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. OCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• 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 NY, the home state for Onondaga Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	104,580	$45,590
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980

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.