Student Population at RACC
Total Enrollment
4,533 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
4,533
Online Enrollment
1,358
Men Students
1,586
Women Students
2,947
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,533 students have enrolled at Reading Area Community College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 1,586 male and 2,947 female students are attending Reading Area Community College. By attendance status, there are 919 full-time students and 3,614 part-time students.
The number of students at Reading Area Community College is small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Lehigh Carbon Community College and Montgomery County Community College, its population is small (average population is 7,419).
Reading Area Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,358 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Reading Area Community College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 1,586 male and 2,947 female students attending RACC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.54 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at RACC.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,533 | 919 | 3,614 |
Men | 1,586 | 406 | 1,180 |
Women | 2,947 | 513 | 2,434 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 2,146 White students (47.34%) and 1,704 Hispanic students (37.59%) at Reading Area Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Reading Area Community College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 9 | 4 |
Asian | 103 | 30 | 73 |
Black or African American | 398 | 132 | 266 |
Hispanic | 1,704 | 530 | 1,174 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11 | 4 | 7 |
White | 2,146 | 823 | 1,323 |
Two or More Races | 140 | 53 | 87 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 14 | 2 | 12 |
Total | 4,533 | 1,586 | 2,947 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 3,192 students whose age under twenty five and 846 students whose age is over thirty years old at Reading Area Community College.
Especially, 1,132 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Reading Area Community College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,533 | 1,586 | 2,947 |
Under 18 | 1,132 | 458 | 674 |
18-19 | 958 | 388 | 570 |
20-21 | 605 | 225 | 380 |
22-24 | 497 | 163 | 334 |
25-29 | 494 | 149 | 345 |
30-34 | 333 | 74 | 259 |
35-39 | 200 | 48 | 152 |
40-49 | 213 | 56 | 157 |
50-64 | 96 | 24 | 72 |
65 and over | 4 | 1 | 3 |
unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4,533 | 1,586 | 2,947 |
Online Student Population
At Reading Area Community College, 2,278 students (50.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,358 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,346 students live in Pennsylvania where Reading Area Community College is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 4,533 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,358 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 920 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 2,255 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,358 |
Pennsylvania Residents | 1,346 |
Other State in U.S. | 12 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 |
Unknown | 0 |