Accounting at Reading Area Community College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Reading Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,924 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

RACC Accounting Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Accounting

RACC Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at RACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Reading Area Community College.

RACC Accounting Associate’s Program

63% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Reading Area Community College with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Reading Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting and Business/Management	7
Accounting	5

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Reading Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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