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Accounting and Finance at Southwestern Community College

Accounting and Finance at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year.

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

Southwestern Community College Accounting and Finance Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Southwestern Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southwestern Community College offers distance education options for accounting and finance at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Southwestern Community College Accounting and Finance Rankings

Accounting and Finance Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Accounting and Finance Associate’s Program

89% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of accounting and finance associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Accounting and Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting and finance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Financial Managers 15,730 $149,710
Financial Analysts 8,930 $89,020
Budget Analysts 1,080 $72,490

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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