Communication & Journalism at Reading Area Community College

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Reading Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

RACC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

RACC Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

56% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communication & journalism associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication & journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at RACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communication & journalism at RACC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Communication & Media Studies	10

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & journalism 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
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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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