Accounting at Sierra College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Sierra College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and has a total student population of 17,503.

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

Sierra College Accounting Degrees Available

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

Sierra College Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Sierra College

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

Sierra College Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Sierra College are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Sierra College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• General Sales & Marketing
• Business Support & Assistant Services
• General Business/Commerce

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 CA, the home state for Sierra College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	186,970	$47,750
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Financial Managers	81,350	$157,480
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	22,650	$51,520

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.