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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting

401 Ranked Colleges
4,133 Degrees Awarded
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 73,172 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,133 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking analyzed 401 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Island Business Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Long Island Business Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Flushing, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Long Island Business Institute Accounting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major. Hayward, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College

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Los Angeles Pacific College
Los-Angeles, California

Out of the 401 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Pacific College landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles Pacific College is a small private for-profit school situated in Los-Angeles, California. It awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Los Angeles Pacific College Accounting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clatsop Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major. Located in Astoria, Oregon, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Full Clatsop Community College Accounting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Hills School of Business & Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a small school located in State College, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full South Hills School of Business & Technology Accounting Report

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American Samoa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. American Samoa Community College is a small school located in PagoPago, that handed out 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at ASCC

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Huntington Junior College
Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Full Huntington Junior College Accounting Report

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West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This large school is located in Steubenville, Ohio, and it awarded 190 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Eastern Gateway Community College

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Hodges University
Naples, Florida

Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #10. Hodges University is located in Naples, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Accounting at Hodges University

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With a ranking of #11, Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo

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Essex County College
Newark, New Jersey

Essex County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #12. Essex is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 48 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Essex

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Paris Junior College
Paris, Texas

Paris Junior College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Located in Paris, Texas, this small public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Full Paris Junior College Accounting Report

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Helena College University of Montana ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Helena College is a small public school situated in Helena, Montana. It awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Helena College University of Montana

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Quincy College
Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Quincy College is a small school located in Quincy, Massachusetts that handed out 19 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Quincy College

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Lakes Region Community College
Laconia, New Hampshire

Lakes Region Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Lakes Region Community College is a small public school situated in Laconia, New Hampshire. It awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Accounting at Lakes Region Community College

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Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, New Jersey

Hudson County Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Hudson County Community College

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Jose Maria Vargas University
Pembroke Pines, Florida

With a ranking of #18, Jose Maria Vargas University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. JMVU is a private for-profit institution located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at JMVU

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Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Southeast Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 31 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southeast Technical College Accounting Report

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Great Falls College Montana State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full Great Falls College Montana State University Accounting Report

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Northern Maine Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Northern Maine Community College

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Manchester Community College
Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 14 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at Manchester Community College

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Full Lackawanna College Accounting Report

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Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. BHCC is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 44 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Bunker Hill Community College

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Western Technical College
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Western Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 38 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Accounting at Western Technical College

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Nashua Community College
Nashua, New Hampshire
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Community College of Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont
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Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
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Belmont College
Saint Clairsville, Ohio
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South Central College
North Mankato, Minnesota
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Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, Minnesota
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Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, South Dakota
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Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, Oregon
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River Valley Community College
Claremont, New Hampshire
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Aiken Technical College
Graniteville, South Carolina
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NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, New Hampshire
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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut
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Itasca Community College
Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 York County Community College Wells, ME
52 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA
53 Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME
54 Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff, NE
55 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN
56 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
57 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA
58 Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH
59 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
60 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
61 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD

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