Reading Area Community College
Reading, Pennsylvania · Also known as RACC · Website
$39,082
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,082
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Reading Area Community College is a public 2-year college in Reading, Pennsylvania with 3,703 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,228 a year (tuition and fees $6,480 in-state, $12,510 out-of-state). 34% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,082 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,228
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,480
Out-of-state $12,510
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
34%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,750
About $93 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,082
Rank 2,827 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,228
- Tuition in-state
- $6,480
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,510
- Cost of attendance
- $14,563
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,968
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,553
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,987
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,121
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,049
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,130 in 2015-16 to $6,480 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,703
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 69%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 46
- Endowment
- $21.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,827 of 5,094 US colleges and 191 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,228 | $19,970 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,480 | $19,182 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 66% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 78% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,750 | $17,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,565 | $42,275 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,082 | $49,700 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 32% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
46 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 77 | $5,500 | Withheld | $49,285 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 74 | $14,650 | $44,544 | $46,016 | $48,733 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,180 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $151,311 | $70,808 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,076 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Social WorkOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $8,250 | Withheld | $37,280 | $39,409 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,817 | $47,660 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,195 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,472 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,146 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,641 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,017 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | $14,000 | $53,953 | Withheld | $56,073 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Reading Area Community College cost?
$9,228 a year is the average net price at Reading Area Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,480 for in-state students and $12,510 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,563. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,968 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Reading Area Community College?
Reading Area Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Reading Area Community College graduates earn?
$39,082 a year is the median pay of former Reading Area Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,565 after 6 years). That ranks 2,827 of 5,094 US colleges and 191 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $53,953.
How much student debt do Reading Area Community College graduates have?
$8,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Reading Area Community College graduates, about $93 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 20% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Reading Area Community College?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Reading Area Community College finish within 3 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Reading Area Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (77 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (74 associate's graduates), Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (32 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 46 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.