Accounting at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 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.

SWIC Accounting Degrees Available

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

SWIC Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at SWIC

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

SWIC Accounting Associate’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

SWIC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	3

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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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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