Around 0.2% of Alabama's graduates graduate from bookkeeping certificate programs every year. Thus, Alabama's 13 bookkeeping schools put out approximately 277 bookkeeping clerks each year.

Top Schools

Virginia College-Huntsville, which is located in Huntsville, is the top-ranked school in Alabama that has a bookkeeping program. It received a ranking of 75th in the country in 2010. In 2010, 3 students graduated from Virginia College-Huntsville's bookkeeping program. Virginia College-Huntsville charged in-state students $12,300 in tuition fees per year.

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville, which was ranked 75th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Alabama that has a bookkeeping program. It is located in Hanceville. In 2010, George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville graduated 0 students from its bookkeeping program. The tuition rate at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville was $3,570 per year.

Jefferson Davis Community College, which was ranked 75th nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in Alabama that has a bookkeeping program. It is located in Brewton. Tuition at Jefferson Davis Community College was $3,278 per year.

Cost

Tuition at Alabama's bookkeeping schools ranges from $12,300 per year to $3,270 per year. But, the average tuition is $3,811 per year. In 2010, the bookkeeping schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Alabama were:

1. Virginia College-Huntsville - located in Huntsville, students are charged $12,300 per year
2. Jefferson State Community College - located in Birmingham, students are charged $3,630 per year
3. Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus - located in Birmingham, students are charged $3,570 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Alabama bookkeeping schools were charged at the following schools:

1. Lurleen B Wallace Community College - located in Andalusia, students are charged $3,270 per year
2. Gadsden State Community College - located in Gadsden, students are charged $3,270 per year
3. J F Drake State Technical College - located in Huntsville, students are charged $3,270 per year

A bookkeeping certificate from an Alabama school... what next?

Most people who graduate from bookkeeping school in Alabama go on to work as a bookkeeping clerk. 22,050 bookkeeping clerks were working in Alabama in 2010. The largest populations of Alabama bookkeeping clerks are working in the following counties:

1. Bibb County - 6,640 bookkeeping clerks
2. Mobile County - 2,090 bookkeeping clerks
3. Limestone County - 2,070 bookkeeping clerks

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of bookkeeping clerks in Alabama will grow by 10%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 35,940 bookkeeping clerks working in Alabama.

Salary

A bookkeeping clerk in Alabama makes an average of $31,930 per year. However, this number is only an average. bookkeeping clerks in Alabama had varying salaries from $17,440 to $48,190 per year in 2010. A bookkeeping clerk in the following Alabama counties makes the highest salaries on average:

1. Bibb County - $35,260 per year
2. Autauga County - $32,320 per year
3. Lee County - $31,740 per year

On average, bookkeeping clerks earns the least in the following Alabama counties:

1. Cullman County - $28,270 per year
2. Bullock County - $28,980 per year
3. Colbert County - $29,180 per year

More Information

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