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Construction Trades at Reading Area Community College

Construction Trades at Reading Area Community College

If you plan to study construction trades, 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 Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

RACC Construction Trades Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

RACC Construction Trades Rankings

Construction Trades Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Construction Trades Associate’s Program

5% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 95% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at RACC are white. Around 100% 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 construction trades.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

Construction Trades 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
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 24

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades 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
Maintenance and Repair Workers 59,920 $40,130
Carpenters 29,200 $53,450
Electricians 21,390 $65,890
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors 20,680 $73,980
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors 19,800 $71,190

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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