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Engineering Technologies at Reading Area Community College

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Reading Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,924 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 students received their associate's degree in engineering tech.

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

RACC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at RACC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RACC does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

RACC Engineering Technologies Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

6% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at RACC are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Reading Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology	16

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	30,390	$40,580
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	22,260	$41,850
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	15,870	$43,630
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	15,330	$51,870

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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