Accounting and Related Services programs in California

232 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,896 at California Aeronautical University.

What this work pays in California

Accountants and Auditors in California earn a median of $97,050 a year across 175,360 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads to	Median	Jobs in California
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$59,230	151,870
Financial Managers	$180,770	93,310
Financial and Investment Analysts	$109,110	45,380
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$65,340	20,590
Tax Preparers	$70,030	10,270

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

School	Credential	Median debt	Graduate earnings, 2 yrs	Graduates
California Aeronautical University Bakersfield	Associate's degree	—	$40,896 (32 grads)	—
American River College Sacramento	Associate's degree	—	$39,729 (12 grads)	59
Central Coast College Salinas	Undergraduate certificate	—	$36,992 (23 grads)	8
Cabrillo College Aptos	Undergraduate certificate	—	$36,674 (13 grads)	65
DeVry University-California Ontario	Associate's degree	—	$35,799 (174 grads)	0
City College of San Francisco San Francisco	Associate's degree	—	$35,060 (11 grads)	14
Sutter County Career Training Center Yuba City	Associate's degree	—	$33,993 (11 grads)	—
MTI College Sacramento	Undergraduate certificate	—	$31,670 (27 grads)	2
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino	Associate's degree	—	$31,133 (12 grads)	47
Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia	Undergraduate certificate	—	$27,784 (24 grads)	—
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita	Associate's degree	—	$26,353 (22 grads)	144
Summit College San Bernardino	Undergraduate certificate	$7,177	$26,353 (15 grads)	—
Stellar Career College Modesto	Undergraduate certificate	$5,488	$22,764 (62 grads)	7
CET-El Centro El Centro	Undergraduate certificate	—	$16,663 (76 grads)	27
CET-San Jose San Jose	Undergraduate certificate	—	$16,663 (76 grads)	—
Asher College Sacramento	Associate's degree	$15,299	not published	25
ABC Adult School Cerritos	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
Abraham Lincoln University Glendale	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria	Associate's degree	—	not published	9
American River College Sacramento	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	19
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	12
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster	Associate's degree	—	not published	11
Asher College Sacramento	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Bakersfield College Bakersfield	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	10
Bakersfield College Bakersfield	Associate's degree	—	not published	30
Barstow Community College Barstow	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Barstow Community College Barstow	Associate's degree	—	not published	12
Berkeley City College Berkeley	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	8
Berkeley City College Berkeley	Associate's degree	—	not published	6
Butte College Oroville	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	21
Butte College Oroville	Associate's degree	—	not published	9
Cabrillo College Aptos	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
Canada College Redwood City	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	6
Canada College Redwood City	Associate's degree	—	not published	5
Cerritos College Norwalk	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	14
Cerritos College Norwalk	Associate's degree	—	not published	23
Chabot College Hayward	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	17
Chabot College Hayward	Associate's degree	—	not published	10
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	61
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga	Associate's degree	—	not published	46
Citrus College Glendora	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	16
City College of San Francisco San Francisco	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	21
Clovis Community College Fresno	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
Clovis Community College Fresno	Associate's degree	—	not published	4
Coalinga College Coalinga	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Coalinga College Coalinga	Associate's degree	—	not published	4
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	16
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley	Associate's degree	—	not published	32
College of Alameda Alameda	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
College of Alameda Alameda	Associate's degree	—	not published	7
College of Marin Kentfield	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
College of Marin Kentfield	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
College of San Mateo San Mateo	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	10
College of San Mateo San Mateo	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	169
College of the Desert Palm Desert	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	9
College of the Desert Palm Desert	Associate's degree	—	not published	12
College of the Redwoods Eureka	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	8
College of the Sequoias Visalia	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	8
College of the Sequoias Visalia	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
College of the Siskiyous Weed	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
College of the Siskiyous Weed	Associate's degree	—	not published	6
Columbia College Sonora	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Columbia College Sonora	Associate's degree	—	not published	4
Contra Costa College San Pablo	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Cosumnes River College Sacramento	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	28
Cosumnes River College Sacramento	Associate's degree	—	not published	33
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	17
Cuyamaca College El Cajon	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
Cuyamaca College El Cajon	Associate's degree	—	not published	5
Cypress College Cypress	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
Cypress College Cypress	Associate's degree	—	not published	1
De Anza College Cupertino	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	30
De Anza College Cupertino	Associate's degree	—	not published	25
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	31
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill	Associate's degree	—	not published	22
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	193
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park	Associate's degree	—	not published	13
El Camino Community College District Torrance	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
El Camino Community College District Torrance	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
Evergreen Valley College San Jose	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	6
Evergreen Valley College San Jose	Associate's degree	—	not published	12
Feather River Community College District Quincy	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Feather River Community College District Quincy	Associate's degree	—	not published	—
Folsom Lake College Folsom	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
Folsom Lake College Folsom	Associate's degree	—	not published	10
Foothill College Los Altos Hills	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	13
Foothill College Los Altos Hills	Associate's degree	—	not published	24
Fresno City College Fresno	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	22
Fresno City College Fresno	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
Fullerton College Fullerton	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Fullerton College Fullerton	Associate's degree	—	not published	14
Gavilan College Gilroy	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	6
Gavilan College Gilroy	Associate's degree	—	not published	1
Glendale Community College Glendale	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	47
Glendale Community College Glendale	Associate's degree	—	not published	39
Golden Gate University San Francisco	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Golden West College Huntington Beach	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	15
Golden West College Huntington Beach	Associate's degree	—	not published	8
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	—
Hartnell College Salinas	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
Humphreys University Stockton	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
Imperial Valley College Imperial	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	8
Imperial Valley College Imperial	Associate's degree	—	not published	13
Institute of Technology Clovis	Associate's degree	—	not published	—
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Irvine Valley College Irvine	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	401
Irvine Valley College Irvine	Associate's degree	—	not published	85
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe	Associate's degree	—	not published	2
Laney College Oakland	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	16
Laney College Oakland	Associate's degree	—	not published	16
Las Positas College Livermore	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Lassen Community College Susanville	Associate's degree	—	not published	2
Lemoore College Lemoore	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Lemoore College Lemoore	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Long Beach City College Long Beach	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	33
Long Beach City College Long Beach	Associate's degree	—	not published	23
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles	Associate's degree	—	not published	13
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	9
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills	Associate's degree	—	not published	4
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles	Associate's degree	—	not published	8
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	23
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen	Associate's degree	—	not published	31
Los Medanos College Pittsburg	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	18
Los Medanos College Pittsburg	Associate's degree	—	not published	23
Madera Community College Madera	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Madera Community College Madera	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
Mendocino College Ukiah	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	16
Mendocino College Ukiah	Associate's degree	—	not published	24
Merced College Merced	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Merced College Merced	Associate's degree	—	not published	9
Merritt College Oakland	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	2
Merritt College Oakland	Associate's degree	—	not published	17
MiraCosta College Oceanside	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	74
MiraCosta College Oceanside	Associate's degree	—	not published	42
Mission College Santa Clara	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	14
Mission College Santa Clara	Associate's degree	—	not published	14
Modesto Junior College Modesto	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Modesto Junior College Modesto	Associate's degree	—	not published	20
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey	Associate's degree	—	not published	1
Moorpark College Moorpark	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	33
Moorpark College Moorpark	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	17
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley	Associate's degree	—	not published	10
Mt San Antonio College Walnut	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	114
Mt San Antonio College Walnut	Associate's degree	—	not published	47
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	37
Napa Valley College Napa	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Napa Valley College Napa	Associate's degree	—	not published	13
National Career College Panorama City	Associate's degree	—	not published	11
Norco College Norco	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	43
Norco College Norco	Associate's degree	—	not published	12
Ohlone College Fremont	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	195
Ohlone College Fremont	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	86
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa	Associate's degree	—	not published	6
Oxnard College Oxnard	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	2
Oxnard College Oxnard	Associate's degree	—	not published	2
Palomar College San Marcos	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	46
Palomar College San Marcos	Associate's degree	—	not published	25
Pasadena City College Pasadena	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	44
Pasadena City College Pasadena	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	—
Porterville College Porterville	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Premiere Career College Irwindale	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Reedley College Reedley	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	8
Reedley College Reedley	Associate's degree	—	not published	8
Rio Hondo College Whittier	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	19
Rio Hondo College Whittier	Associate's degree	—	not published	10
Riverside City College Riverside	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	32
Riverside City College Riverside	Associate's degree	—	not published	10
Sacramento City College Sacramento	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	22
Sacramento City College Sacramento	Associate's degree	—	not published	47
Saddleback College Mission Viejo	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	38
Saddleback College Mission Viejo	Associate's degree	—	not published	17
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	30
San Diego City College San Diego	Associate's degree	—	not published	11
San Diego Mesa College San Diego	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
San Diego Mesa College San Diego	Associate's degree	—	not published	22
San Diego Miramar College San Diego	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
San Diego Miramar College San Diego	Associate's degree	—	not published	15
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	20
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton	Associate's degree	—	not published	100
San Jose City College San Jose	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	12
San Jose City College San Jose	Associate's degree	—	not published	7
Santa Ana College Santa Ana	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	110
Santa Ana College Santa Ana	Associate's degree	—	not published	25
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara	Associate's degree	—	not published	25
Santa Monica College Santa Monica	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	178
Santa Monica College Santa Monica	Associate's degree	—	not published	53
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	69
Santiago Canyon College Orange	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	47
Santiago Canyon College Orange	Associate's degree	—	not published	5
Shasta College Redding	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	13
Shasta College Redding	Associate's degree	—	not published	17
Sierra College Rocklin	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	58
Sierra College Rocklin	Associate's degree	—	not published	56
Skyline College San Bruno	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Skyline College San Bruno	Associate's degree	—	not published	8
Solano Community College Fairfield	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	7
Solano Community College Fairfield	Associate's degree	—	not published	4
Southwestern College Chula Vista	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	32
Southwestern College Chula Vista	Associate's degree	—	not published	43
Taft College Taft	Associate's degree	—	not published	—
University of Redlands Redlands	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	1
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	16
Ventura College Ventura	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	71
Ventura College Ventura	Associate's degree	—	not published	58
West Los Angeles College Culver City	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	6
West Los Angeles College Culver City	Associate's degree	—	not published	12
West Valley College Saratoga	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
William Jessup University Rocklin	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Woodbury University Burbank	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	—
Woodland Community College Woodland	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	3
Woodland Community College Woodland	Associate's degree	—	not published	6
Yuba College Marysville	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	22
Yuba College Marysville	Associate's degree	—	not published	12

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Accounting and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.

Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.