The goal of this paper is to highlight the situation of preparing community college and upper division college accounting majors for success. Students attending community college represent a broad continuum from various segments of the population; this promises some relief in terms of the input side with the identified “pipeline†shortage situation in the profession.  Given the present and projected disruptions in the accounting environment, there are benefits to be derived to students, faculty, and employers if the outputs of the pipeline align to the quality expected of accounting professionals today.  It is important that accounting faculty be fully informed of various issues and work to facilitate success.to help students reach their academic and professional goals.   Several common critical success factors were noted across discussions of the perspectives of three accounting academics.