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Reading Area Community College is a public institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

How Do I Get Into RACC?

You can apply to RACC online at: https://www.racc.edu/admissions/degree-seeking

Reading Area Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Reading Area Community College?

28% Take Out Loans
4.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RACC, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $5,261 a year. That adds up to $21,044 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RACC is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Reading Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

895 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,737 undergraduate students at RACC, with 895 being full-time and 3,842 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 895 full-time undergraduates at RACC, 41% are male and 59% 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 22
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 363
White 401
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

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

1,513 Took All Classes Online
2,430 Took At Least One Class Online
82.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,430 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 13th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of RACC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Reading Area Community College was 82.5%. This is the #368 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at RACC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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