2026 Rankings

Best Tax Preparer Schools

Data-driven rankings of 30 trade colleges with Tax Preparer programs. No paid placements.

30 Schools RankedPowered by IPEDS Data

Showing 1–25 of 30 schools

72.6/ 100

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:34%

Student-Faculty:9:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:82%

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67.8/ 100

Butte College

Oroville, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:36%

Student-Faculty:11:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:89%

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64.7/ 100

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:28%

Student-Faculty:10:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:87%

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58.6/ 100

Mt San Antonio College

Walnut, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:34%

Student-Faculty:15:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:76%

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56.2/ 100

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:28%

Student-Faculty:11:1

Tax Preparer Programs:2

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:77%

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56.0/ 100

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:33%

Student-Faculty:13:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:67%

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54.5/ 100

Stark State College

North Canton, OH · Public Institution

Grad Rate:25%

Student-Faculty:9:1

Tax Preparer Programs:3

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:92%

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53.8/ 100

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:30%

Student-Faculty:12:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:81%

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53.3/ 100

De Anza College

Cupertino, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:43%

Student-Faculty:17:1

Tax Preparer Programs:2

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:69%

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#10

48.8/ 100

Northeastern Junior College

Sterling, CO · Public Institution

Grad Rate:32%

Student-Faculty:11:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:89%

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#11

47.4/ 100

Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:27%

Student-Faculty:12:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:85%

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#12

46.9/ 100

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:30%

Student-Faculty:25:1

Tax Preparer Programs:2

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:59%

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#13

46.2/ 100

American River College

Sacramento, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:25%

Student-Faculty:15:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:89%

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#14

45.2/ 100

Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:32%

Student-Faculty:13:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:56%

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#15

44.0/ 100

Citrus College

Glendora, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:36%

Student-Faculty:14:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:69%

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#16

42.6/ 100

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:26%

Student-Faculty:16:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:85%

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#17

39.8/ 100

Woodland Community College

Woodland, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:24%

Student-Faculty:8:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:92%

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#18

38.6/ 100

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:30%

Student-Faculty:13:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:82%

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#19

36.4/ 100

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ · Public Institution

Grad Rate:19%

Student-Faculty:9:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:71%

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#20

35.0/ 100

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:21%

Student-Faculty:11:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:87%

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#21

34.7/ 100

Chabot College

Hayward, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:23%

Student-Faculty:12:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:84%

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#21

34.7/ 100

Los Angeles Pierce College

Woodland Hills, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:27%

Student-Faculty:15:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:71%

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#23

33.6/ 100

Norco College

Norco, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:26%

Student-Faculty:15:1

Tax Preparer Programs:2

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:82%

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#24

31.0/ 100

Clovis Community College

Clovis, NM · Public Institution

Grad Rate:20%

Student-Faculty:8:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:88%

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#25

30.3/ 100

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA · Public Institution

Grad Rate:23%

Student-Faculty:12:1

Tax Preparer Programs:1

Avg Tuition:N/A

Financial Aid:73%

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Rankings evaluate trade and vocational colleges offering Tax Preparer programs using six weighted metrics derived from federal IPEDS data. Percentile ranks are computed within the Tax Preparer group specifically.

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