Reading Area Community College
Students
3,703
In-state/yr
$6,480
Completion
34%
Audit cost
Free 60+
Across Reading Area Community College's catalog this term, around 225 course sections are listed — the 6th-largest catalog among the 7 PA CCs colleges with current data. By section count, Reading Area Community College's top subjects this term are Communications (COM), Mathematics (MAT), and Biology (BIO) — with Communications (COM) leading at 30 sections. Online sections make up 76% of the schedule at Reading Area Community College, above the PA CCs median (66%).
For students who missed the main registration window, Reading Area Community College offers around 200 late-start sections this term — 4th of 7 in the PA CCs. State transfer records show Reading Area Community College's coursework articulates most often with slippery-rock, kutztown, and west-chester, with slippery-rock accepting 268 courses. Per the federal College Scorecard, the ten-year-after-entry median earnings for Reading Area Community College alumni is $39,082, $2,484 below the PA CCs median.
Under 24 P.S. § 19-1908-B, Reading Area Community College waives tuition for in-state residents 60 and older.
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Top programs
awards · IPEDSTop programs at Reading Area Community College
Ranked by federal IPEDS award counts. Click any program to compare it across every community college in this state — including median earnings of graduates.
Cost & outcomes
federal scorecardCost & outcomes
Federal data on tuition, financial aid, and student outcomes at Reading Area Community College.
How cost adds up to net price
Sticker tuition only covers tuition and fees. Federal “average net price” adds the full cost of attendance and subtracts average aid — which is why it’s usually larger.
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $6,480
- Room & board(off-campus, estimate)
- $10,800
- Books & supplies
- $1,800
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,563
- Less: average grants & scholarships
- −$5,335
- Average net price after aid
- $9,228
Net price by family income
What students actually paid per year, after grants and scholarships, grouped by household income.
After enrollment
Earnings & debt
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, reporting year ~2025.
Audit policy
We haven't verified this college's audit policy yet. Contact the registrar to confirm.
Course Offering Profile
What Reading Area Community College is offering for 2026SU — 225 sections across 4 delivery modes.
Format mix
- online170 (76%)
- in person31 (14%)
- hybrid23 (10%)
- zoom1 (0%)
Section start dates
Sections begin on 12 distinct dates this term. 204 late-start sections begin more than two weeks after the term starts.