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Liberal Arts General Studies at Reading Area Community College

If you are interested in studying Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Reading Area Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Reading Area Community College is in Reading, PA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 63 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Reading Area Community College.

Studying Online at Reading Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Reading Area Community College. Of 5,369 students, 1,406 (26%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,146 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Reading Area Community College

Graduates of Reading Area Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$21,234
4 years	$32,829
5 years	$42,359

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Reading Area Community College earn a median of $32,829, compared with $41,367 for all Reading Area Community College graduates — about 21% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Reading Area Community College stands at $10,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Reading Area Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Reading Area Community College are 65% women (41) and 35% men (22).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Reading Area Community College

Among the 63 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Reading Area Community College, 65% were women (41) and 35% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Reading Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	29
Hispanic / Latino	23
Black / African American	7
Asian	1
Two or More Races	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Reading Area Community College, above the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Reading Area Community College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Reading Area Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	2
General Studies	4
Individualized Studies	57

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts General Studies program at Reading Area Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.