Reading Area Community College

Reading Area Community College

Type	Public community college
Established	1971
Endowment	$7.7 million [1]
President	Susan D. Looney
Academic staff	284
Students	4,682
Location	Reading , Pennsylvania , United States
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Raven
Website	www.racc.edu

Reading Area Community College (RACC) is a public community college in Reading, Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1971 and serves the greater Reading area and Berks County, Pennsylvania. The institution is a Hispanic-serving institution ('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%). ^[2]

Demographics

Student body composition as of Fall 2023

Race and ethnicity [2]	Total
Black	10.3%
Hispanic	46.6%
Asian	1.5%
White	34.8%
Other [a]	6.79%

References

1. As of June 30, 2011. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 17, 2012. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
2. "Diversity of Reading Area Community College's Student Body - Fall 2023" (PDF). Reading Area Community College. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

1. Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.

External links

• Official website

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