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Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading Area Community College is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Reading makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

955 Full-Time Undergraduates
$9,120 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Reading Area Community College?

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Contact details for RACC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 10 S Second St, Reading, PA 19603
Phone: 610-372-4721
Website: www.racc.edu

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Can I Afford RACC?

$9,120 In-State Tuition
15% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time RACC students paid $363 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $401 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,120 $10,260
Fees $1,770 $1,770
Books and Supplies $1,800 $1,800

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RACC, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,137 a year. That adds up to $20,548 over four years for those students.

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Reading Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

955 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,924 undergraduate students at RACC, with 955 being full-time and 2,969 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 955 full-time undergraduates at RACC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Reading Area Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 76
Hispanic or Latino 366
White 455
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

Over 8 countries are represented at RACC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Spain, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Reading Area Community College

1,358 Took All Classes Online
2,278 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,278 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RACC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of RACC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology 27%
Engineering Technologies 27%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 25%

Reading Area Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology 22 0 22
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 21 0 21
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 15 0 15
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation/Installer 14 0 14
Respiratory Care Therapy 11 0 11
Laboratory Technician 10 0 10
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 7 1 8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 8 0 8
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 5 1 6
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 5 5
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 2 0 2
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 1 0 1
Histologic Technician 0 0 0
TOTAL 116 7 123

Reading Area Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Reading Area Community College awarded 291 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 0 0 11 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 10 0
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 22 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 2 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 0 14 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 1 22 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 21 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 1 5 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 8 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 5 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 0 1 0
Total 0 15 276 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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