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Allied Health Professions at Reading Area Community College

Allied Health Professions at Reading Area Community College

If you plan to study allied health professions, 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 Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

RACC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

RACC Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

83% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at RACC are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 2% 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 allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health 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
Respiratory Care Therapy 4

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 12,730 $33,980
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Physician Assistants 6,650 $98,510
Respiratory Therapists 5,810 $56,970
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,400 $43,070

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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