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Nursing at Reading Area Community College

Nursing at Reading Area Community College

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

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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

RACC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

RACC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Nursing Associate’s Program

96% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at RACC are white. Around 64% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing 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
Registered Nursing 19

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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