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Accounting & Finance at Southwestern Community College

If you plan to study Accounting & Finance, take a look at what Southwestern Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 accounting & finance degrees were granted at Southwestern Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Southwestern Community College

Distance learning is available at Southwestern Community College. Among 2,157 students, 735 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 646 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Accounting & Finance graduates at Southwestern Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting & Finance graduates at Southwestern Community College are 83% women (24) and 17% men (5).

Accounting & Finance Associate’s Program at Southwestern Community College

Of the 10 associate’s accounting & finance graduates at Southwestern Community College, 80% were women (8) and 20% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting & Finance associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 10% of Accounting & Finance associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting & Finance Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting & Finance program at Southwestern Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Accounting & Finance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.