READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE K-21

PO Box 1706
Reading, PA 19603-1706
Tel: (610)372-4721
Admissions: (610)607-6224
Fax: (610)375-8255
Web Site: http://www.racc.edu/

Description:

County-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 14-acre urban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Endowment: $745,770. Total enrollment: 4,158. 2,318 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,578 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 2,580 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 10 other countries, 1% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 9% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 56% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $1704 full-time, $72 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $3192 full-time, $133 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4680 full-time, $195 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $504 full-time, $21 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Yocum Library with 25,541 books, 284 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 80 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Reading is located about 60 miles north of Philadelphia and approximately 2 1/2 hours by bus or car to New York City.