Reading Area Community College
Reading Area Community College at a Glance
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About Reading Area Community College
According to Wikipedia, Reading Area Community College is a public community college in Reading, Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1971 and serves the greater Reading area and Berks County, Pennsylvania. The institution is an Hispanic-serving institution as defined by federal law .
Reading Area Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 66% | 35% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Reading Area Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,630 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $7,352 |
| 30K - 48K | $6,853 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,468 |
| 75K - 110K | $10,691 |
| 110K+ | $14,571 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Reading Area Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Reading Area Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,376 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Reading Area Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,844 | 6,844 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Reading Area Community College?
Reading Area Community College is located at 10 S Second St, Reading, PA 19603.
How Safe is Reading Area Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Reading Area Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Reading Area Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.02% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).
What Is Reading Area Community College Known For?
Reading Area Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Reading Area Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Reading Area Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Reading Area Community College ranks #1966 in the U.S. and #7457 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #2306 in the U.S. and #7992 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #2861 in the U.S. and #7599 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #2895 in the U.S. and #10463 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #3123 in the U.S. and #6697 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #3151 in the U.S. and #12938 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #3348 in the U.S. and #12052 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesReading Area Community College ranks #3386 in the U.S. and #12206 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees