Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping at Union County College

If you plan to study accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping, take a look at what Union County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and has a total student population of 8,298.

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

Union County College Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

Online Classes Are Available at Union County College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Union County College offers distance education options for accounting technology and bookkeeping at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Union County College Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Rankings

Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Student Demographics at Union County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting technology and bookkeeping majors at Union County College.

Union County College Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting technology and bookkeeping associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting technology and bookkeeping only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Union County College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting technology and bookkeeping graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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Careers That Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting technology and bookkeeping can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43,380	$46,860
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,130	$47,450
Brokerage Clerks	2,800	$59,240
Tax Preparers	1,210	$51,840
Statistical Assistants	30	$51,020

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.