Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping at Howard Community College

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

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,211 students attend the school each year.

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.

HCC Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

HCC Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Rankings

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Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting technology and bookkeeping associate's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting technology and bookkeeping only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610
Tax Preparers	1,210	$52,530
Brokerage Clerks	1,120	$57,330
Statistical Assistants	220	$49,900

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.