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Construction Trades at Reading Area Community College

If you are interested in studying construction trades, you may want to check out the program at Reading Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,924. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 students received their associate's degree in construction trades.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

RACC Construction Trades Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

RACC Construction Trades Rankings

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Construction Trades Student Demographics at RACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction trades majors at Reading Area Community College.

RACC Construction Trades Associate’s Program

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at RACC are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Reading Area Community College with a associate's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

The following construction trades concentations are available at Reading Area Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Reading Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	24

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Reading Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Maintenance and Repair Workers	59,920	$40,130
Carpenters	29,200	$53,450
Electricians	21,390	$65,890
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	20,680	$73,980
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	19,800	$71,190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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