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Accounting at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

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

Southwest Accounting Degrees Available

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

Southwest Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Accounting Associate’s Program

83% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 30,480 $40,380
Accountants and Auditors 19,760 $69,690
Financial Managers 15,870 $111,460
Financial Analysts 4,510 $74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2,650 $44,650

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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