Reading Area Community College (RACC) is a public

community college A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...

Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; ) is a city in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fourth-most populous ...

. The college was founded in 1971 and serves the greater Reading area and

Berks County, Pennsylvania Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the coun ...

. The institution is a

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('HSI') as defined by federal law
the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Title V, 2008
.

Academics

Reading Area Community College has over 4,000 students, most of whom study on a part-time basis (76.2%). Over two-thirds of the student body is female (68.7%), and over half of students receive need-based financial aid through the Pell Grant (60.7%).

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* Two-year colleges in the United States Community colleges in Pennsylvania Universities and colleges established in 1971 Universities and colleges in Berks County, Pennsylvania 1971 establishments in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-university-stub