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Education at Reading Area Community College

Education at Reading Area Community College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Reading Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,924 students attend the school each year.

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

RACC Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Education

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.

RACC does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

RACC Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Education Associate’s Program

78% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at RACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 35% 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 education.

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

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
Teacher Education Grade Specific 8

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers 55,200 $66,860
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Teacher Assistants 46,610 $26,640
Middle School Teachers 21,640 $67,950
Preschool Teachers 13,480 $29,250

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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