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Engineering Technologies at Reading Area Community College

Engineering Technologies at Reading Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if Reading Area Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,924.

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

RACC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at RACC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? RACC offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

RACC Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

14% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 43% 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 engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Reading Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology 16

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 30,390 $40,580
Software Applications Developers 28,260 $96,370
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 22,260 $41,850
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 15,870 $43,630
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 15,330 $51,870

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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