Taxation programs in California
27 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Preparers | $70,030 | 10,270 |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | $74,110 | 8,610 |
| Financial Examiners | $106,000 | 4,200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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 Taxation — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.