CPA Schools in California

Whether you are interested in just taking a few college courses, or obtaining a PhD, California has many colleges that may be right for you. CPA schools in California can help students gain the education and characteristics needed to successfully launch a career as a certified public accountant. There are 55 cpa colleges in California for students to choose from. CPA programs in California reportedly graduated 1,848 students in the 2008-2009 school year.

City	School	Programs Offered
Cpa Schools in Anaheim	Southern California Institute of Technology 222 S. Harbor Blvd. Suite 200 Anaheim, CA, 92805	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Azusa	Azusa Pacific University 901 E Alosta Azusa, CA, 91702	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Burbank	Woodbury University 7500 Glenoaks Blvd Burbank, CA, 91510	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Chico	California State University-Chico First and Normal Sts Chico, CA, 95929	Masters in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Claremont	Claremont McKenna College 500 E 9th St Claremont, CA, 91711	Bachelors in Accounting
	Scripps College 1030 North Columbia Avenue Claremont, CA, 91711	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Concord	Heald College-Concord 5130 Commercial Circle Concord, CA, 94520	Certification in Accounting Certification in Accounting and Related Services Associates in Accounting Associates in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in Costa Mesa	Vanguard University of Southern California 55 Fair Dr Costa Mesa, CA, 92626	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in El Centro	CET-El Centro 294 S 3rd St El Centro, CA, 92243	Certification in Accounting Certification in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in Fresno	Fresno Pacific University 1717 S Chestnut Ave Fresno, CA, 93702	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Fullerton	California State University-Fullerton 800 N State College Blvd Fullerton, CA, 92831	Masters in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Gilroy	CET-Gilroy 7800 Arroyo Cir Gilroy, CA, 95020	Certification in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Irvine	Stanbridge College 2041 Business Ctr Dr Ste 107 Irvine, CA, 92612	Associates in Accounting
Cpa Schools in La Puente	Hacienda La Puente Adult Education 14101 E. Nelson Ave La Puente, CA, 91746	Certification in Accounting
Cpa Schools in La Verne	University of La Verne 1950 Third St La Verne, CA, 91750	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Los Angeles	American Pacific College 14435 Sherman Way Suite 208 Los Angeles, CA, 91405	Certification in Accounting
	Argosy University-Los Angeles 5230 Pacific Concourse Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA, 90045	Associates in Accounting
	California State University-Los Angeles 5151 State University Dr Los Angeles, CA, 90032	Masters in Accounting
	California State University-Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St Los Angeles, CA, 91330	Bachelors in Accounting
	ICDC College 5422 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90027	Certification in Accounting and Related Services
	Loyola Marymount University One Lmu Drive Los Angeles, CA, 90045	Bachelors in Accounting
	Pacific States University 1516 S Western Ave Los Angeles, CA, 90006	Certification in Accounting and Finance Bachelors in Accounting Masters in Accounting
	University of Southern California University Park Los Angeles, CA, 90089	Bachelors in Accounting Masters in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Malibu	Pepperdine University 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, CA, 90263	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Moraga	Saint Marys College of California 1928 Saint Marys Road Moraga, CA, 94556	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Ontario	Everest College-Ontario Metro 1819 South Excise Avenue Ontario, CA, 91761	Associates in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in Orange	Argosy University-Orange County 601 South Lewis Street Orange, CA, 92868	Associates in Accounting
	Chapman University One University Dr. Orange, CA, 92866	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Pasadena	North-West College-Pasadena 530 E Union Pasadena, CA, 91101	Certification in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in Pomona	DeVry University-California 901 Corporate Ctr Dr Pomona, CA, 91768	Masters in Accounting and Finance
Cpa Schools in Redding	Simpson University 2211 College View Drive Redding, CA, 96003	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Redlands	University of Redlands 1200 E. Colton Ave Redlands, CA, 92373	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Riverside	California Baptist University 8432 Magnolia Ave Riverside, CA, 92504	Bachelors in Accounting
	La Sierra University 4500 Riverwalk Parkway Riverside, CA, 92515	Bachelors in Accounting Masters in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Sacramento	MTI College 5221 Madison Ave Sacramento, CA, 95841	Certification in Accounting
Cpa Schools in San Buenaventura	Ventura Adult and Continuing Education 5200 Valentine Rd San Buenaventura, CA, 93003	Certification in Accounting Certification in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in San Diego	Argosy University-San Diego 1615 Murray Canyon Road Suite 100 San Diego, CA, 92108	Associates in Accounting
	California College-San Diego 2820 Camino Del Rio South Suite 300 San Diego, CA, 92108	Bachelors in Accounting
	National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road San Diego, CA, 92037	Bachelors in Accounting
	Point Loma Nazarene University 3900 Lomaland Dr San Diego, CA, 92106	Bachelors in Accounting
	San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Dr San Diego, CA, 92182	Masters in Accounting
	University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA, 92110	Bachelors in Accounting Masters in Accounting Masters in Accounting and Finance
Cpa Schools in San Francisco	Golden Gate University-San Francisco 536 Mission Street San Francisco, CA, 94105	Certification in Accounting Bachelors in Accounting Masters in Accounting
	University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton St San Francisco, CA, 94117	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in San Jose	CET-Sobrato 701 Vine St San Jose, CA, 95110	Certification in Accounting and Related Services
	San Jose State University 1 Washington Sq San Jose, CA, 95192	Masters in Accounting
Cpa Schools in San Luis Obispo	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo One Grand Ave San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407	Masters in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Santa Clara	Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA, 95053	Certification in Accounting Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Santa Rosa	Empire College School of Business 3035 Cleveland Ave Santa Rosa, CA, 95403	Certification in Accounting Associates in Accounting
Cpa Schools in South Gate	Advanced College 13180 Paramount Blvd. South Gate, CA, 90280	Certification in Accounting Associates in Accounting and Finance
Cpa Schools in Stockton	Humphreys College-Stockton and Modesto Campuses 6650 Inglewood Ave Stockton, CA, 95207	Associates in Accounting Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Temecula	CET-Rancho Temecula 27941 Jefferson Avenue Temecula, CA, 92590	Certification in Accounting Certification in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in Thousand Oaks	California Lutheran University 60 W Olsen Rd Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360	Bachelors in Accounting
Cpa Schools in Visalia	Milan Institute 3356 South Fairway Visalia, CA, 93277	Certification in Accounting and Related Services
Cpa Schools in Yuba City	Cambridge Junior College 990-A Klamath Lane Yuba City, CA, 95993	Associates in Accounting

CPA Salaries in California

City	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	50th Percentile	75th Percentile	90th Percentile	Average
Anaheim	$36,537.50	$44,667.50	$62,222.50	$82,877.50	$103,365.00	$66,747.50
Burbank	$46,357.50	$57,862.50	$75,065.00	$96,417.50	$117,825.00	$78,827.50
Chico	$18,860.00	$23,150.00	$27,070.00	$33,535.00	$41,530.00	$28,620.00
Concord	$46,182.50	$55,650.00	$68,137.50	$92,990.00	$116,860.00	$76,482.50
Costa Mesa	$36,537.50	$44,667.50	$62,222.50	$82,877.50	$103,365.00	$66,747.50
El Centro	$27,740.00	$34,820.00	$49,310.00	$63,770.00	$76,220.00	$50,260.00
Fresno	$27,650.00	$32,900.00	$41,565.00	$57,070.00	$68,130.00	$45,170.00
Fullerton	$36,537.50	$44,667.50	$62,222.50	$82,877.50	$103,365.00	$66,747.50
Gilroy	$46,357.50	$57,862.50	$75,065.00	$96,417.50	$117,825.00	$78,827.50
Irvine	$36,537.50	$44,667.50	$62,222.50	$82,877.50	$103,365.00	$66,747.50
Moraga	$46,182.50	$55,650.00	$68,137.50	$92,990.00	$116,860.00	$76,482.50
Ontario	$37,733.33	$46,823.33	$56,140.00	$75,723.33	$97,710.00	$63,223.33
Orange	$36,537.50	$44,667.50	$62,222.50	$82,877.50	$103,365.00	$66,747.50
Redding	$28,220.00	$35,930.00	$43,695.00	$56,185.00	$78,095.00	$51,460.00
Redlands	$37,733.33	$46,823.33	$56,140.00	$75,723.33	$97,710.00	$63,223.33
Riverside	$37,733.33	$46,823.33	$56,140.00	$75,723.33	$97,710.00	$63,223.33
Sacramento	$35,547.50	$42,422.50	$53,882.50	$69,122.50	$87,787.50	$57,685.00
San Buenaventura	$34,430.00	$42,186.67	$58,116.67	$69,440.00	$79,880.00	$56,940.00
San Diego	$34,303.33	$41,860.00	$62,183.33	$80,190.00	$99,946.67	$66,073.33
San Francisco	$44,423.33	$58,033.33	$77,843.33	$102,060.00	$69,576.67	$82,573.33
San Jose	$46,357.50	$57,862.50	$75,065.00	$96,417.50	$117,825.00	$78,827.50
San Luis Obispo	$34,935.00	$41,345.00	$52,565.00	$65,560.00	$78,835.00	$54,415.00
Santa Clara	$46,357.50	$57,862.50	$75,065.00	$96,417.50	$117,825.00	$78,827.50
Santa Rosa	$40,740.00	$46,725.00	$60,180.00	$83,320.00	$97,210.00	$64,950.00
Stockton	$30,225.00	$35,085.00	$43,505.00	$53,095.00	$66,045.00	$46,080.00
Temecula	$37,733.33	$46,823.33	$56,140.00	$75,723.33	$97,710.00	$63,223.33
Thousand Oaks	$34,430.00	$42,186.67	$58,116.67	$69,440.00	$79,880.00	$56,940.00
Visalia	$24,130.00	$28,376.67	$34,693.33	$45,376.67	$54,290.00	$36,973.33
Yuba City	$32,270.00	$38,770.00	$52,500.00	$66,820.00	$84,580.00	$55,320.00

CPA Jobs in California

CPA Careers

Profession	Skills Required	Duties Performed
Tax Examiner and Preparer	Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.	Request that the state or federal revenue service prepare a return on a taxpayer's behalf in cases where taxes have not been filed. Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken. Determine appropriate methods of debt settlement, such as offers of compromise, wage garnishment, or seizure and sale of property.
Accountant	Technology Design: Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.	Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities. Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
Tax Accountant	Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems. Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.	Calculate form preparation fees according to return complexity and processing time required. Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion. Review financial records such as income statements and documentation of expenditures to determine forms needed to prepare tax returns.

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