by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Wake Technical Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College paid an average of $268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $76 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Accounting students who received their associate degree at Wake Technical Community College took out an average of $18,378 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $21,925.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their associate degree from Wake Technical Community College is $36,938 per year. That is 24% higher than the national average of $29,813.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Wake Technical Community College does offer online classes in its accounting associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wake Technical Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in accounting in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 71.7%.
Around 38.1% of accounting associate degree recipients at Wake Technical Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 31 |
| Accounting and Finance | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 187 |
| Hospitality Management | 17 |
| Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 8 |
*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.
