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2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

4 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 3,101 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate”.

Top 4 Best Accounting Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lackawanna College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Lackawanna College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Among the 2,043 students enrolled at Lackawanna College, 82 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,092. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Reading Area Community College
Reading, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reading Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate list. RACC is a small school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

RACC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 3,924 students enrolled at RACC were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,429. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Beaver County landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

CCBC also made our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3.Of the 1,713 students enrolled at CCBC, 62 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Community College of Beaver County Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Hills School of Business & Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting for an Associate list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is located in State College, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

South Hills School of Business & Technology also made our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, South Hills School of Business & Technology supports 307 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,470. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at South Hills School of Business & Technology]](/colleges/south-hills-school-of-business-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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