by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 6,896 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,491 and $21,735 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,723 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California” ranking analyzed 102 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara Business College - Santa Maria. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. This small school is located in Santa Maria, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Santa Barbara Business College - Santa Maria Accounting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield is a private for-profit institution located in Bakersfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield Accounting Report
Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Pacific College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los-Angeles, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Career College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. National Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Panorama City, California. It awarded 9 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asher College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mendocino College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. This small school is located in Ukiah, California, and it awarded 22 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. Barstow Community College is located in Barstow, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 141 students in 2020-2021.
San Joaquin Delta College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 73 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking. Cosumnes River is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. GCC is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 37 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at San Bernardino Valley College
Laney College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Laney College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Irvine Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #15. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 64 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Ventura College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Ventura, California, this fairly large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Merritt College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. Merritt College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. SWC Chula Vista is a fairly large public school situated in Chula Vista, California. It awarded 40 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
American River College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 50 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Empire College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking. Empire College is located in Santa Rosa, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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.
With a ranking of #21, Sierra College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California list. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Evergreen Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #22. San Jose, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Siskiyous did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Weed, California, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Cuyamaca College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in El Cajon, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. Foothill College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Altos Hills, California. It awarded 27 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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