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Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA · Public · 3,703 students · mostly associate degrees
18th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,228
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$14,563
Graduation rate
34%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$39,082
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,750
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
49 programsElectrician · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$151,311Accounting · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$51,817General Studies · Associate's Degree77 grads/yr$49,285Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree74 grads/yr$46,016Social Work · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$37,280
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.